All your buds are the size of your forearm? Don't you knock them down in size a bit so they will actually fit in a jar and are easier to trim? Seems logical to me, but I am not from Oregon. You folks might do things differently up there.when you're chopping and hanging large plants, it does not take seconds. and unless you want to crush the buds, you only take a couple branches at a time from the greenhouse to the drying room.*
and i'd love to see you manicure a bud the size of a forearm in 1 minute. you're just talking out of your ass now.
an outdoor grow has several trims because of the large quantity involved. you'll drive yourself crazy if you try to manicure for perfect bag appeal on the first go. get the large stuff, let it dry more, get a closer trim, and do a final manicure before they go to curing. considering that i live in a market with some of the highest competition, lowest prices, and greatest availability, a top shelf manicure is absolutely paramount unless i enjoy wasting the time i put into the grow.
and for your edification, i will be doing 160+ hour weeks here shortly, and it won't stop until after the harvest is sitting in my closet come november.
160 hour weeks eh? Might as well just go for the full 168 hours of intense physical labor like me for 49 years straight so far and stop being such a pussy all the time. 160 hour weeks is WEAK!! I am currently cleaning out the bottom of a grain silo as I type this, arrghhh!
Edit: I also find trimming while the plant is fresh to be the best time tio trim because those little leaves stick straight out, they tend to wilt if you let them sit too long and then you really gotta try to get in there with the tips of your pro Fiskars and you end up cutting your other finger, it just sucks.
I usually am birthing a cow or helping to herd sheep when I harvest, how about you? I like to keep busy.
Whats a pound of decent nug go for in the Pacific NW anyway? $3k a pound or more?