Hello,
My girl is on week 15 (6th week of flower) and I’m wondering when I should trim her up to expose bud sites.
I’m scared of overcutting and don’t know if I should trim all at once, ive already removed big fan leaves but only on main branch.
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Take off the leaves that are blocking the light or tuck them away so they arent in the way
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But to what extreme ? All leaves on top canopy are blocking lower canopies, but if I cut theose do I also cut the canopy bellow ?
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Take off about 2 dozen and snap a photo. I would focus on one cola at a time. Look at the branch and clip off a few of the largest fan leavs. Than move to the next.
The plants is looking very healthy and happy.
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Happy cake day ! I would start by cleaning up around the bottom leafs are not getting much light anyway. That will help with the air flow. My 1st choice would be tuck A few of the big fan leafs. And it’s also OK to take a few For better light penetration. That’s just me, everybody’s has a different style. I’m with @anon86641082 Plant Looks very happy.
Good luck
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@kellydans @anon86641082 thanks for the clarification, I got some errands to run but I’ll post pics when I get back and trim, I’ll probably cut 2-4 of the fan leaves on the top of each cola, take a pic, and wait for your comments 
see you later!
As for the bottom leaves and airflow, I’ll wait till I get feedback on the trimming of top canopy
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Looking forowrd to it 
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@kellydans @anon86641082 ok so I did a bit more cutting than planned, but I focused on trying yo get light down to at least the middle of the plant.
What do you guys think ? Too much ? Not enough ?
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I think it looks great. You could take a few more off the very bottom area. But no biggy. Solid work!
Happy growing…
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She looks great , keep up your good work.
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Ill do some more trimming around the week-end so she has time to recover, thanks again !
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Right about the stage you look to be at, if it’s a nice hardy plant with plenty of sugar leafs.
And your looks to be.
I take every single leaf that is attached with a steam and not directly attached to a bud. I literally pluck them by hand so no little bits left behind to die and rot in my bud… .
I leave her 2-3 big one on bottom outside so she can still communicate with me, thirsty or deficient what have you… seems to make buds swell up nicely…
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I thought trimming after flowering started was not recommended. I’ve got one 2 weeks into flowering that really needs a trim. I guess it’s ok to do it?
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Yea your fine to trim as needed. I wouldn’t get too crazy tho. I have over did it before lol. But hey you grow and you learn…
Your girl looks great by the way. Love how she has that one main huge kola . Great job
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That is the OPs picture. I here is a pic of mine. I just trimmed her back, heavily. She was really bushy.
An thoughts on this one?
Also, I hope it is ok I’m posting here. Seems directly related to the topic.
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You can thin during the entire life cycle of a plant. Maybe dont do ‘huge’ thinnings when the flowers are super plump. Less stress is best!
Happy growing…
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Well I just did the rest of the trimming, cut about as much as last time and well, I did just do a big trim while my nugs are big, although idk how that could hurt them… I have heard that actually controlled stress near the end of flower could boost nug production as the olant thinks winter is very close. Some people give dark periods and such, I think trimming is a similar thing. Anyways here’s how she looks, and I’ll keep you poster for any negative effects !
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Following this one closely. I’m right behind you in my cycle.
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Update, shes doing great and seems to have reacted well to the trim. The lower nugs are slightly gaining in vertical size but havent gotten noticeably thicker yet.
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Sweet She looks very nice, I think she liked her trim job.
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