Quote Originally Posted by Weedhound
Krimet the more you trim the more you direct the plant's energy to repair and healing rather than bud production. Everytime you pluck, snip etc.....you are putting the brakes on your plant and slowing things down. Overpruning will also DEFINITELY affect your final yield......a lovely tidbit I found out the very hard way during one grow when I pruned everything I had and ended up with less than 1/2 yield at the end.

PS....Don't listen to the growers who tell you trim everything off so the plant "can concentrate on the buds." It DOESN'T work that way......trust me. The plant uses ALL those extra leaves one way or another. Keep your trimming and pruning to a MINUMUM.
Don't cut anything off your plants, ever. Unless it's dead or ready to be harvested. There are a couple exceptions of course, like if you just can't bend a big fan leaf out of the way or you are topping, but otherwise just leave your plants alone for crying out loud. They grow best by far if they can remain long-haired hippie freaks. Promise.