Plucking before trimming

[Bud man 43]

Hey
I have been plucking the larger sugar leaves with tweezers before trimming.
Anyone else try this?

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

Hey
I have been plucking the larger sugar leaves with tweezers before trimming.
Anyone else try this?

No I pluck large fans before harvest and leave the sugar leaves on there while drying

 

[Bud man 43]

Hey
I have been plucking the larger sugar leaves with tweezers before trimming.
Anyone else try this?

I prefer wet trimming- I have found it easier to pluck most of the leaves and then trim the remaining few. I am doing everything by hand -

 

[Thundercat]

I prefer wet trimming- I have found it easier to pluck most of the leaves and then trim the remaining few. I am doing everything by hand -

wet trimming might be slightly easier.

dry trimming produces better tasting and smoking buds most of the time.

 

[Bud man 43]

wet trimming might be slightly easier.

dry trimming produces better tasting and smoking buds most of the time.

I have tried both- I could not tell any difference in taste or potency.

 

[Thundercat]

Taste and smoothness is where I (and many others) have noticed the difference. Really the biggest key is managing the dry process properly, which leaving the leaves on the buds can make easier.

Potency is determined more by the genetics and grow environment/care.

If you are getting the results you want, then more power to you.

On that note, I don't see any point in your original post. If you are going to wet trim the plants why would you go through with tweezers first. It seems tedious and redundant. Why not just clip the leaves off with scissors while you are wet trimming?

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

Taste and smoothness is where I (and many others) have noticed the difference. Really the biggest key is managing the dry process properly, which leaving the leaves on the buds can make easier.

Potency is determined more by the genetics and grow environment/care.

If you are getting the results you want, then more power to you.

On that note, I don't see any point in your original post. If you are going to wet trim the plants why would you go through with tweezers first. It seems tedious and redundant. Why not just clip the leaves off with scissors while you are wet trimming?

I always dry trim or my stuff taste like hay

 

[Bud man 43]

Taste and smoothness is where I (and many others) have noticed the difference. Really the biggest key is managing the dry process properly, which leaving the leaves on the buds can make easier.

Potency is determined more by the genetics and grow environment/care.

If you are getting the results you want, then more power to you.

On that note, I don't see any point in your original post. If you are going to wet trim the plants why would you go through with tweezers first. It seems tedious and redundant. Why not just clip the leaves off with scissors while you are wet trimming?

It speeds up the process for me and I end up with all bud-calyx only - no leaves snipped in half- all the trim goes into butter and bubble hash- nothing is wasted
I know it’s said that it produces a smoother smoke leaving them on- but I have never heard an explanation as to why anything would change in the already developed calyx.
I don’t have a problem with harsh smoke- I believe smoothness has more to do with proper drying and curing than leaving the sugar leaves on.
I end up with bud that looks like this-

 

[bluegill]

I use Fiskars pruning snips. In a pinch I will use my fingers. I try to avoid it.

 

[Grower1974]

Snip the larger stemmed leaves off from the stalks. Leave everything else. I used to wet trim. I dry/hybrid trim now. Buds taste better, smell better, smoke better, yield a bit more, and look better.

 

[Thundercat]

I always dry trim or my stuff taste like hay

Lol sorry to hear that, I didn’t say it was a magic fix all. You have to grow good genetics, until they are ripe. Then you still have to do the drying process properly if you want it to taste and smell the best.

 

[Thundercat]

It speeds up the process for me and I end up with all bud-calyx only - no leaves snipped in half- all the trim goes into butter and bubble hash- nothing is wasted
I know it’s said that it produces a smoother smoke leaving them on- but I have never heard an explanation as to why anything would change in the already developed calyx.
I don’t have a problem with harsh smoke- I believe smoothness has more to do with proper drying and curing than leaving the sugar leaves on.
I end up with bud that looks like this-
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the drying process is definitely very important. As far as I know the main benefit from leaving the leaves on is slowing down the drying process. In my experience the slower the better with drying.

glad to hear you are getting-good results

 

[Liamp1603]

wet trimming might be slightly easier.

dry trimming produces better tasting and smoking buds most of the time.

Dry trimming for me it's less messy I find most of the brittle leaves snap off with the snips end and then can get it close then with the curved blade for lovely looking finish

 

[Funkentelechy]

Plucking leaves works, but sometimes there are strains or individual plants that have leaves that don't break off of the stem cleanly. When you pluck leaves off sometimes a fiber remains attached to the leaf and as you pull it off it can pull off individual calyxes or bits of bud with it. This pertains to wet trimming of course.
As to wet trim or dry, I think it's a matter of which one you find easier. I think taste or smoothness is more a matter of controlling the length of your drying period. If your plants are drying too fast then leaving the leaves will help slow down the drying process, but it may not be necessary depending on your situation. My buds typically take 14+ days to dry properly before I jar them.