agree...but if you only have a small plant to harvest it's okay to take the "harder" method
snip it at ground level and hang the whole plant...It slows down the entire process of drying....which is a good thing, but I would only do this on a small harvest
The only reason I trim off all the fan leaves before drying is, I keep the bud trim, and the fan leaves seem to get mixed in if left on. it makes the bud trim suck.