You are however, denying the plants access to those salts, which will affect the taste/color, at the point where the plant is maxing its self out.
I remember when I first started on this site there was a huge discussion/debate on this. I think there always will be.
Its like the right way to cure,
Whatever blows your hair back!
I only got to page 11. It was enough to realise how much of a fuck wit the dude arguing with everyone is.
Flushing is totally not Necessary. You seem to have the thinking of a grower in the 80's.
With all the information out there these days there is no excuse for ignorance.