How much do you trim in an hour?

firsttimeARE

firsttimeARE

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Dude im having an argument with says he trims a lb in 1.5hours.

I call bullshit. Im under the impression anything sub 4 hours for a lb is good timing.

1.5 thats like that 6 armed beast from mortal kombat shit.
 
It really depends on the strain and how big your buds are.

I like to dry my buds before I trim and if the strain is right I can put down the scissors and use my fingers for most of the trimming.
With big buds with very little leaf. I can trim 1/2 pound an hour, I'm guessing. That would not include breaking it down off the stem
 
square business here, no pro, old retired guy having fun. with fiskars spring loaded forever in my right hand--
I first cut all of the stems from the trunk and stack, soon as I harvest btw. I cut each bud from the stems, trim off any visible sticks/leaves, discard 100% of what I trim off. the hanging nets all hang from a single string, to a digi scale, tared every time( I watch my legal weights closely) I trim a little more than 2 lbs from 3 plants fresh. that leaves me with a little more than half pound dried.
 
Like Bakersfield said, it depends on the strain. I just did 2 different strains, one was an OZ/hr, one was about a QP/hour. One was lanky, leafy, more sativa pheno. One was a short tight indica. Guess that averages out to 2.5/hr?
 
firsttimeARE said:
Dude im having an argument with says he trims a lb in 1.5hours.

I call bullshit. Im under the impression anything sub 4 hours for a lb is good timing.
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Depends: wet or dry weight, structure of buds, how nice a job he actually did.

I am pretty positive I could trim one lb in 1.5 but I would be using my Black & Decker hedge trimmer.

I do about 2 oz/hr dry but I take it slow and easy on the Fiskars, distracted by wife and tv news and beer fetching, dog petting, small nuisances, bathroom breaks, and howling at the moon etc. I find trimming the most enjoyable part of the processs but spread 6-8 indoor plants 25 - 30 oz over a couple weeks peaceful work in evenings, small time.
 
I trim about 2 oz an hour. I wish I was a fast trimmer. Now that I do a perpetual grow, it's not so bad. I trim about a pound dry every two weeks, but I do it in 2 evenings. It sure beats having to trim 2 or 3 pounds at a time! I like it to look tight, so I don't get in a hurry.
 
Not too far off I mean in commercial settings when I trimmed 8 of us would on average trim 75-120 plants depending on strain in 8 hours each plant prob half lb dry weight. There are fast trimmers I'm pretty quick and Id do around 2.5 plants in a hour. That's like 1.25lbs dry all depends on buds and how you grow etc. Also depends how you prep if dry or wet trimming a lot of variables
 
Ok, call it what you like, even total stupity
But i take to it 4-5 days before harvest, the leaves seem to come of real easy & more air gets in
Especially out growing, it saves a lot of mess & time inside, i figure at that stage of the plants life cycle, they are no longer of use (unless u wanna cook em)
But i have a golden rule!! if you think there ready, let em go another week, then chop & hang or basket, & the job becomes pretty easy

But each to there own...........Happy New weed to all

Poon
 
With my arthritis and perfectionist attitude I trim about what will become a dry oz in about 4 hours. Fresh off the plant with all colas broke down to nice nugs and sugar plums, er sugar trim in the oil pile. Did I mention I hate trimming? :)

Got me a TrimPro Unplugged for the upcoming harvest so hoping to up my game.

Do love those nice hits of scissor hash while my hands un-cramp every 20 min or so.

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:peace:
 
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