I have to say if you don't try and experiment nothing will ever change. For all the people who can't change and won't well don't tell other people not to. There are many people out there that strip the fan leaves off with great sucess. Go and have a look at International Cannagraphic Magazine Forums - My Perpetual SOG Cabinets are Finally Finished!
It might change some of your minds out there. Lets all be honest we all want the same thing from our plants.