actually, ive gown both ways, trimming and leaving the sun leaves. what ive found over 25 years of growing is that i DONT TRIM THEM OFF until about 2-3 weeks BEFORE harvest. ive noticed that when i trim them, the buds (i know they usually blow up to some extent with the last two weeks or so) seem to get quite a bit bigger and tighter.

it CAN BE a double edged sword though, depending on what strain your growing. some strains ive done like that make gorgeous clean buds UNLESS you trim the sun leaves, then the buds themselves seem to throw off WAY more smaller leaves intertwined in them.


this system works for me, BUT id also listen to what stinky says. while havent been here long ive read alot of his stuff and he seems to know probably more than me ( or at at least AS MUCH as me...LOL.....) so id seriously consider what hes saying. what works for me isnt always whats gonna work for the next fellow