While there is no THC in the roots and very little on the stem surface, hanging the plant upside down WITH a rootball attached for a couple of days isn't ALL bad.....

What it does do however is allow the foilage to extract all the sugars it can from the entire plant system.

The sugars can then be used by the plant for various processes which may come in handy during the curing process....ie...smoother smoke, lower combustion levels and perhaps a slightly more dank smell.

However, once the plant is dead, its dead and little if any transfer of biochemicals will take place.

So hanging by the rootball is certainly reasonable...but only for a couple of days.

WHORE will be cured this way as her roots are extremely thick and do hold a lot of sugars that will transfer.

Some plants its just useless to do but out of tradition many people just do it that way on every tree they pull.