# Best Times for trimming

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277>\
**Category:** Flowering\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277 "2020-12-06T14:34:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Butterfinger29](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Butterfinger29](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Butterfinger29)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277/1 "2020-12-06T14:34:46Z")

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Ok so it’s the beginning of week three for flowering and it’s kinda bushy

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Should I trim the fan leaves now or wait until another week or so and how much so I take off … I’ve see vids where dude basically stripped the girls butt naked

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**Author:** ![neofirebird](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/neofirebird/32/229387_2.png) [@neofirebird](https://ilgmforum.com/u/neofirebird)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277/2 "2020-12-06T14:36:57Z")

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Start slowly from the bottom a few here a couple there…

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**Author:** ![Mark0427](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mark0427/32/598165_2.png) [@Mark0427](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mark0427)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277/3 "2020-12-06T14:41:17Z")

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If it is a photo and all bud sites are developed now u can strip it down. Take anything off the bottom 1/3 of the plant keep clones if u want and reveg them but if sites are formed id strip it down now usually 21 days into flower is a good first time

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**Author:** ![Mark0427](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/mark0427/32/598165_2.png) [@Mark0427](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Mark0427)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:42pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277/4 "2020-12-06T14:42:42Z")

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Ove done this with the help and words of @Nicky on a bubblegum auto flower and it came out hreat. Nice fat colas a bout 2 an  
D a half inches round dry. They were almost 4 inches wet. Good luck buddy. Happy growing.

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**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/best-times-for-trimming/59277/5 "2020-12-06T14:44:04Z")

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Good advice above for sure.

Keep in mind your objective, which is usually to increase airflow within the plant to mitigate bud rot and to help with light penetration.

Be sure not to take off too much all at once. 1/4 of the foliage is a good rule of thumb. Let the plant heal for a few days and then proceed again if necessary.