Clipping fan leaves?

[GDS StonerBoy]

Is it ok to clip fan leaves during flowering? Some of my fan leaves are overshadowing my budsites, so they are not developing as the ones that are recieving sufficient light.

I can provide pics if needed.

[Chronic Chrissy]

DON'T.CUT.THOSE.FAN.LEAVES!
Tie.hem.o.the.side.if.you.like.but.don't.cut.them. .fan.leaves.are.the.powerhouses.that.make.the.ener gy.for.the.buds.to.grow,the.buds.themselves.produc es.little.energy.to.feed.themselves..
My.Afghanis.are.super.bushy.and.buds.are.always.hi dden.so.I.do.a.gradual.harvest.and.take.the.top.bu ds.then.put.the.bttoms.back.in.the.flwer.room.for. a.week.so.the.buds.fill.out.and.mature.

I.saw.a.picture.around.here.of.a.plant.where.at.th e.base.of.a.bud.a.fan.leaf.was.removed.compared.to .another.bud.right.next.to.it..The.bud.without.the .fan.leaf.was.like.4.times.bigger.

Like.I.said.tie.then.aside.or.to.another.branch.ou t.of.the.way.

[dboy]

You can usually find a way to bend/tie/fold etc them out of the way of bud sites. The reason not to cut them is that fan leaves store energy in such a way to make it easy to get to when the plant needs it. When you see fan leaves begin to turn yellow and fall off during late flower, it's because the plant is using all available energy and directing it to reproduction (flowering). Let the leaves fall off naturally, and let the plant do its thing.

Dboy

[GDS StonerBoy]

Good thing i asked here first because i was so close to clipping some of them off.

Thanks guys for the help!