personally, i trim the leaves flush with the buds, but i don't go diggin for the whole leaf. some people do, i think because it's a pride kind of thing. they love the way the bud looks without any leaf remnants. as far as the smoke goes, the full trim treatment must smoke smoother, no doubt. but frankly, my bud smokes just friggin great!
Did u harvest? or is that just a test nug. its easier with denser buds....but i try to get all of the fan leaves..i leave some of the thc caked small ones...
i like to get as much leaf off as possible, but it gets to be slow going.. i don't like how the leafy stuff burns in a pipe... you can really clip aggressively and you don't end up with much accidental bud shake - just a little bit..
I'm with him...trim once, manicure right. Make hash.Enjoy.