lights and leaves

I read a post a couple days ago where dis one dude said that 2 weeks b4 he harvests he cuts a shit load of fan leaves off while he is flushing out the nutes.

he said it gives more light to the buds to help them grow more..

i dont know if i can believe this or not, because i though leaves helped the bud grow by taking in light??

any opinions on this matter?

also, i read if you keep the lights off for a week before you harvest it can increase THC levels by 15 pecent..

lemme hear what u guys think

damn, thats a real good question. One of these times ima have to do an experiment....unless someone already has....

....I recommend, leaving, the fan leaves alone.......also ...many insist that a dark period before final harvest helps THC content. I agree.

Seven days before harvest time take off any leaves bigger than 2" in diameter, when harvested leave in a dry place for 10 days.

any environmental stress is good maybe 3 or 7% but not 15

how does environmental stress help the plant?

they only reason i can think of is because the plant doesnt have the right environment anymore so it thinks it gonna stop growing so it shoves out the rest of the THC is can before it stops.

is this right?

explain..

They also say that no water at the end stresses them out and they put out more THC :)

I'm gonna try to put them in a dark cool place in the last week without anything before I chop them off. I hope this will create great buds :) Just pretend you are already in the drying stage for a week before cutting them.