I actually have noticed a pretty good difference. My girlfriend agrees so its not just me haha. When this grow is complete i will do it again half and half. Two plants will be dried with fan leaves and all and the other two will be trimmed up nice and tight. Ive been messing around with these two drying methods since last summer. We have noticed that when they are dried with the fanleaves on, the bud as a lot better taste, smell, and its less harsh when smoking. I think it has a lot to deal with it taking longer to dry. They say the longer it takes to dry and cure the better it is and i believe they are right. But different strains, setups, etc could play a major factor. I would highly recommend giving it a try with 1 of your plants your next harvest. If you do, after you compare, please post your results here since this thread is almost done.
And Bigsby, why do you have to threadjack all my threads man? haha just messing around. Dont i know you from somewhere? haha