is this a good idea

hi folks im a first time grower and my crop is in the last 2 weeks of flowering and this is what i've been told to do from a friend

to flush for 1 week
strip the fan leaves and starve the last week he said that would increase the size of my buds

what do yous think

flush yes, its never a good idea to stress your plants like that (LST ok during veg and early flowering). Let them run out au natural, flush a week or so before they've reached optimal maturity on their own time and you'll be pleasantly rewarded. After I flush I feed nothing but purified water for a week or so till I chop. Stressing as you described above will not increase the size or quality of your finished product.

I agree with hoss that it's probably best to avoid any stress if possible. As you near the end if leaves are yellowing or looking ready to fall off then I would remove, otherwise I would keep the plant intact and employ the tuck technique to get more light on the buds.

Starving your plant and stripping it's leaves will DRamatically lower your yeild...your friend don't know shit.