i agree with with mellow mood. LOL, but i'll give you my 2 cents.. LOL. newgrower, i think you know my opinion,. i got this from the Ask ED book, that if it is blocking light to the flowers and you can't find a place to tuck without it blocking something else, cut it. i've cut many of them and i think if you check out BSpectrals pictures he/she has everywhere, he/she has cut off all fan leaves and those buds look great. i've noticed more growth in my buds since i cut the fan leaves. not all, just enough to get the other buds direct light.

but like others have said, you are going to get every opinion that you could have thought of yourself with a little added info maybe. i think the best way to learn is to take this all in and decide for yourself....or like zandor said, try one one way and they the other the other way and then you can pass on YOUR experience and opinions later on that others may not agree with.....LOL a never ending cycle...but isn't that how scientists have progressed over the centuries? buy challenging and disagreeing. so in a weird way, we all are helping out in our bud growing evolution!!!! take care