i understand what your asking: and my answer is no.

the fan leaves collect sunlight AND use that to convert all intake into sugars that are stored in the leaves.

when the plant flowers, these sugars are consumed and the empty leaf turns yellow and falls off -- the storange conttainer already used up.

the leaflets on the flowers need solar energy too, to keep this conversion going in the plant. light also affects the development of the trichomes. those frosty cristally lil resins.

It's AFTER the plant has been killed that the breakdown process you're talking about begins.

light, heat, oxidation are all enemies (or friends, if you're making compost) of dead organics.

store cool, (I freeze for long-term storage, which has it's own issues) dry, and dark. vacuum sealing is recommended, removing the oxygen.