Fan leaves on when drying or off ?

Shaddowsfall64

Active Member

• May 8, 2020

• #1

Debating on rather I should take the big fan leaves off before drying what do you guys do what works best for you ? I would love some help first harvest I know if I keep them on it will help dry slower but what works best for everyone ?

 

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Dontjudgeme

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #2

That’s pretty much a preference thing. But as far as the fan leaves, I’m not sure if anyone leaves those on, I could be wrong. But as far as the sugar leaves, that’s different. I chop all of my big fans off, but I leave the sugars on. Reason being, I tried both ways, the buds seem to dry too fast when I cut the sugars vs leaving them on. Leaving them on always gives a nice slow dry. Only draw back is it’s a pain in the neck to manicure once they are dry, way easier when they are freshly cut. So once again, I think it’s a preference thing.

 

xtsho

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• May 8, 2020

• #3

Of course trim off the big fan leaves. I do a close trim at harvest, dry, and jar up. Some people just take off the fan leaves and trim everything else later. I don't know about anyone else but I despise trimming weed. So when I do it I want it done. I don't want to be trimming twice. So I take the fan leaves and trim to final jarring material one time. I know there are people out there that enjoy trimming weed, fiddling with their weed, staring at their plants, etc... I'm not one of them.

Dontjudgeme said:

That’s pretty much a preference thing. But as far as the fan leaves, I’m not sure if anyone leaves those on, I could be wrong. But as far as the sugar leaves, that’s different. I chop all of my big fans off, but I leave the sugars on. Reason being, I tried both ways, the buds seem to dry too fast when I cut the sugars vs leaving them on. Leaving them on always gives a nice slow dry. Only draw back is it’s a pain in the neck to manicure once they are dry, way easier when they are freshly cut. So once again, I think it’s a preference thing.

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Moabfighter

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #4

I hate trimming buds. It’s my least liked part of the grow.

wet trim gives you much prettier buds, but they dry faster and can not be as tasty/stinky

dry trim takes fucking forever but you get a slower dry and much more “whole” flavored product.

 

Drop That Sound

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #5

I like to dry plants whole, with out cutting anything, just the way they are. Right side up too, not upside down, and with the roots still attached. Keeps it super danky IMO.

 

Dumbguyneedshelp

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #6

I've tried both ways with the same crop. And the dry trim left a way stronger smell and taste

 

Richard Drysift

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #7

Cut any leaf that has a stem showing and no visible trichome. Leave the sugar leaf to trim after it’s fully dry. Cut the plant just once at the base to harvest it. I like to finish trim over a sifting screen so as soon as the trims are dry enough I just bounce it to make a quick kiefy hash. It’s like the cherry on top at the end of a long day....

 

Budzbuddha

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #8

And the scissor hash of course

 

GBAUTO

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #9

I'm sitting here with a tote of flower I'm dry trimming...

 

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spek9

Well-Known Member

• May 8, 2020

• #10

I trim once, and I'm done. Large fan leaves and non-sugary trim first pass, sugar trim and popcorns in the second (last) round. Then I hang to dry.

Thankfully I have a wife who uses way more than me, and she enjoys trimming more than I, so she does first pass, I do sugar stuff, and we're done.

7-14 days later, I snip directly into jars.

I'm on the "I don't like trimming" side of the fence. I tried trimming a plant dry last harvest (last weekend), and I have to say that my instincts were correct... trimming dry is a mess.