Harvesting With or Without Leaves

Okay, question....

hang dry the plants w/ leaves or prune then hang???

positive outcomes??

negative outcomes??

and why did you give the answer that you gave???

Probably going to be a pain in the ass to get the leaves all clipped and stuff when the plant is dried out. I'd clip 'em all off before you dry it out. The leaves will get all shriveled up and dry so it'll be a bitch otherwise. Keep the leaf clippings too, you can make hash later. You probably knew that though.

my main reason for asking is because I have seen some buds w/ the leaves stuck to the buds and VERY "crystalized" and then there are buds w/ no leaves that were obviously manicured b4 dried, I dont mind taking the time to prune a little closer so,,,,,,,, Im waiting on all of your answers

wheres the reason why????

that crystalized look will be your hash. clip it off. i trim ALL leaf before drying. i like to use very fine pointed snips and get down in and remove all those fan leaf stickers and everything. nothing sucks more than a little leaf in my nuggies. plus, when wet, the leaf sticks straight off the bud and it is easier to clip.

When manicuring, I like to cut the leaves off before they are going to be dried out. One it is easier to pull fan leaves off while they are still moist and two you will have less chance of mold growing because of less moisture in the plants. If the leaves have a lot of crystals on them, I would leave them on as you will get high as shit with them. You can like FDD said and use them to make some sweet hash, but I like to keep at least some of the leaf on. Anyways good luck, let's see some pics!!

I deleted them but I can post some new ones tomorrow

heres a pic from 1 wk ago

https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/indoor-growing/5931d1174597403-sugar-molassas-sp-tricks-0321071934a.jpg

and here
march 12th 2.jpg

and here......... or not

how many plants is that?


i would trim the close leaves. leave em if you plan to sell it if not then talk em off. just adds more weight on if you get my drift

GraF said:

heres a pic from 1 wk ago

https://www.rollitup.org/attachments/indoor-growing/5931d1174597403-sugar-molassas-sp-tricks-0321071934a.jpg

and here
march 12th 2.jpg

and here......... or not

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WOW MAN!!! You have done an amazing job with those plants. Bravo. You are going to be busy for a while manicuring them.

thats what I like to hear bretheran, lol Ive got 12 in there, I had a problem with stretching due to heat and an HPS light but, I think I am lookin at about a lb. or lb.5 dry

I prefer to trim off the bud leaves before putting the buds in my dryer. It's so much quicker and easier to manicure off leaves when the plant is fresh, not wilted. Once the plant wilts, the little leaves stick to your manicuring scissors and really slows down an already TEDIOUS job.

Like fdd2blk says, you can make hash out of the bud leaves, or you can simply dry & smoke them too. I don't like the flavour of leaf as it has so much more chlorophyll and cellulose by weight than resin. If you're going to make water hash out of your trimmings, save them in a plastic bag in the freezer until you have accumulated enough to make a decent amount of hash.

BTW, if you're going to sell your buds, don't even think about leaving bud leaves on them! No one wants to pay good money for leaf, even if it has visible resin trichomes. Moreover, leaf has very little weight when dried. Not worth leaving them on the buds- their weight won't be significant compared to the weight of the buds themselves.

Smokers make all sorts of judgments when they get a bag of buds. If it looks like shake was left in to increase the weight, you'll probably never see that buyer again.

Shit like a dumbass I voted wrong....its much easier and I think looks better when you trim before you dry.

How big of a light were u running?