If they're already growing buds, you don't want the plant wasting precious energy trying to re-grow fan leaves.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . To Trim the Bush or not? A DWC ScrOG Ok so obviously the fan leaves are blocking out the bud sites. It looks like a god awful mess, but i read than fan leaves are the 'factories' of the plant. The screen is roughly 2.5sqft. Lots of budsites, lots of fan leaves. To trim or not to trim? Rating: 5