Besides, I just would'nt leave any open hole's where you shop your buds off at, It could lead to a quick disease of somesort. They have some stuff you put on the end of cut branches to seal them from getting disease, i would do that. I dont think it will finish any faster, Maybe a little bigger b/c of the redirected energy, depending on how much you chop, like Blaze21 says might actually be worse from shock.