Hey bio,

First, this is not a recommendation by any means.

On my last grow I picked the smallest buds to smoke, starting at about week 3 of flowering and continued to do so until it was finished. Not sure how badly the end yield was affected, but surprisingly no nanners and I was still happy with the end results. I wouldn't recommend it because it will stress the plant (low-yield, hermies, etc.), and I feel that cutting the plant in any way during flowering is a big no-no. But, drastic times called for drastic measures, and that's what happened to me. I've run out of bud again, and I have picked off a few of the tiny buds from below the canopy. I really hate to do this, but I figure that those tiny buds will not grow up to be anything significant in the end, so if I'm gonna smoke something, it's the little shit buds. They still get me nice and baked. Again, not recommended. Good luck and good times :jointsmile: