the trimming of leaves like i did should not be taken as common practice by any means. it was an experiment i tried because i figured the worst that could happen was i would learn not to do it again. i wanted to see if it would get light to the leaves underneath and further in without taking away the fan leaves. I'm not going to say it was good or bad either way, but my plant seems to be doing fine, with the new growth peeking out now. it looks great to me, but i'd ask someone with more experience about it. you can see in the pictures where i trimmed between 1/3 and 1/2 of some of the leaves off, as well as the new growth.

Some of the fan leaves off the main stalk on both plants are turning yellow. what does this mean? also, as you can see from the picture, plant 2 is very droopy. i just repotted like a week ago. maybe the ph is too high? i dont know, i have never checked...but i'd rather it be...not droopy lol. i only water every 2-3 days, with ro water now from like wal-mart.

the new box is starting to take shape, i just need some boards cut down a bit.

Pictures:
the first three are of plant 1, where i tried trimming the leaves down in order to get more light penetration. as you can see, my plant looks fine.

the last 2 are of the droopy plant. any thoughts?