before cutting them down have your drying box ready for the new buds. forgot to do that one time lol. then have some sharp trimmers and a bit of alcohol to clean them. let the plant grow and only remove yellowing leaves. shade leaves help the branch grow bigger faster. after the plant is cut then trim all shade leaves and anything else you dont wanna smoke. hang um and let um dry for a week or 2 then cure um in jars.

thats what i do for my grows
pics of my homegrown