well, after yesterdays rearrangement of the ladies into the garden i came up to the following conclusion......fan leaves do not really need to be cut but in the case they are cut then it is ok....i have cut around 5 large fan leaves out of two plants blocking the way of light to the buds....on some other plants where i did not cut them, the buds underneath must have grown so much within two days that bypassed the fan leaves and now they are directly under the lights....