DaveInCave
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You are correct. Even though chlorophyll is water soluble, you will not get any significant amount of it when you just rinse.This made me smile a lot
I do also trim freshly because most my plants are like White Widow with leafy white buds, found it rather painful to trim them when hang-up too long, and the trim makes for a very good hash.
But I was under the impression that the norm would rather be to hang the stems into darkness (with only the fan-leaves removed) for several days. At least that's what I hear and see alot.
So what is your reason to trim the fresh cut?
btw does chlorophyl really wash out when rinsing in cold water? Eukaryotes have membranes which protect organelles from solving in water. But maybe my understanding of the function of biological membranes in plants is wrong? Also heard things from other sources that state that N could be washed out similarily (and one should do so before taking a clone etc) but if that would really be effective to a certain degree wouldn't that also imply that ordinairy rainfall could deplete all floral life of their water-soluable macro- & microbuildingblocks?
The best indicator for the presence of chlorophyll in a solution is the color- if it's green, then it's there
