there’s a post in here from Dumme that keeps bud washing simple
“my main question is after i chop my plant down, should i trim all the fan leaves and excess leaves before i let them hang”
I try to, if you let the leaves stay on, they dry curling in towards the bud making it more difficult for me to trim…I try to get close to the bud that matters giving it shape, leaving some smaller leafy material too close to cut for comfort.