Bud Washing? Is it really that big of a game changer

dynospec said:

True, but one can argue that 10-12+ weeks of dirt, dust, bacteria, mold spores, and whatever else is much more than 1 week.

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That's true, but why do you actually leave that stuff onto your plant throughout the whole grow in the first place? I'm pretty confident that a leaf dusted in sand isn't able to photosynthesis as efficient as a clean leaf does.
Or you don't know how some of the stuff makes its way into the plant, or gets glued to the trics while they form etc pp and then perhaps you won't be able to remove it even under a post-harvest bath.
And if you already keep your plant clean during its living phase there's maybe no more need for a post-mortem bath?

theres no way to keep your plant entirely free of those things, its just not possible. Yes its effective to keep things clean anyone with a grow or two under their belt should realize that. dunno why you started bringing up photosynthesis and leaves as this is a bud washing thread in the harvesting and curing section, so yeah dusting fans is a good idea but its entirely irrelevant to this discussion

im not concerned with particles on leaves when i wash my buds, the buds are being washed because it improves their quality. I only just started doing this, and im not looking back.

as for things "gluing" to trichs or fusing to the plant or whatever youre trying to say things dont just work that way. you should do some horticultural reading. dust/dirt doesnt fuse into a plant and become impossible to remove.

keeping plants clean during grow is kinda a no brainer, but that wont prevent them from building up some shit which is easily washed off a the end.

In the past, I only washed my buds when there was a problem (PM, bugs, etc), but I've decided that it's a good thing to do even when crops finish without incident.
It's definitely a good idea to keep the rinsing solution super diluted, whether it's peroxide or citric acid. Not sure what the optimal amounts are, but it's better to err on the side of caution.
And always finish with a rinse of plain water. Distilled is ideal, but tap water is fine if it's not too "thick". Mine is 24 ppm & 7.25 ph so I don't worry about it.

chemphlegm said:

next up, soaking in water....leach the chlorophyll, anyone doing that ?

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That’s called a water cure