If you are pulling off healthy fan leaves you are not maximizing yields. The fan leaf is the engine that drives bud growth. If you don't believe me, try this little experiment.

On the same plant, pull off a fan leaf from one side of the main stem, about 1/2 to 3/4 up. Keep the fan leaf on the opposite side. Flower as normal and compare the two buds when finished. You will not ever again pull off a healthy fan leaf.
Perp Reviewed by Perp on . Removing leaves from plant... Many, many moons ago, I was always taught not to 'clip' the leaves, but to gently pull them down, so they virtually peel themselves off of the stem. If you didn't break any part of the the leaf's stem, (or any other part of the plant) it was removed correctly. But, I can't remember why I was taught this. I think it was all about the growth at that internode, or something like that. What are the benefits of carefully removing the leaves versus what happens when you just break-off, or Rating: 5