Trimming for a higher Yield

[Melkorx5]

Not a very good idea. How do you think that plant catches light to make food? The fan leaves, those big leaves on your plant.

I wouldnt cut off all of them, just the lower ones, that already arnt getting much light because of shadows.

Now with lower branches that are turning yellow or something, they will fall off when they are ready. IMO you just wasting your time and hurting your plant.

This is logical, with the exception of wasting time. If the plant diverted energy away from growing the unused branches, it would go to its growth.

Think of it as someone cutting off your toes. Your going to focus more on your toe than anything else. The plant with be like "SHIT!, that hurt" and focus on repairing the damage, thus stressing it and slowing down bud production.
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I am not so convinced. At this time in its life, it doesnt even have pre-flowers yet, so it would not stunt their growth.

However, this is just playing off of my logic, not prior experience.