Trimming prior to flower flip questions

[Juustj]

What Strain is it? Skunk #1 Fems from Seedsman
Is it Indica, Sativa or Hybrid? What percentages? "mostly Sative"
How Many Plants? 3
Is it in Vegetative or Flowering Stage? Flower
If in Vegetative Stage... How Long?
If in Flowering Stage... How Long? 1 week
Indoor or Outdoor? indoor
Soil or Hydro? Hydro
If Hydro, Reservoir size? 6 gallon
If Hydro, Reservoir Temperature? 72
If Hydro, what type of Medium? Aero
If Hydro, what type of Setup? Aero
If Soil... What is in your Mix?
If Soil... What Size Pot?
Size (Wattage) of Light? How Many? 700 actual LED
Is it Air Cooled? yes
Temperature of Room/Cabinet? 74
RH of Room/Cabinet? <20%
PH of Medium or Reservoir? 5.6
Any Pests? no
How Often are you Watering?
Type and Strength of Fertilizers used? 700ppm
Size or Square Footage of Room? 4x4 for the flower area, 12x4 total



So i just flipped my girls to flower 8 days ago and was wondering what everyone does with trimming before going into flower? I felt like I trimmed the hell out of these girls right before and then they just bushed back up and I am not sure if I should give them another cutting.

This is where i am at now,

Thanks for any help given

 

[Bigjake8]

She does have some leaves on her
There's no wrong answer if you cut them cut a few a day is what I do but I'm a newbie to

 

[Oldbear]

The plant seems to be taking time and energy away from flowering to regrow what you are cutting off. I would leave it alone.

 

[Planter420]

It's entirely strain dependent IMO but I personally will take fans until pistils show. And I've even taken some further into flower but I wouldn't try that at the point you're at, in case the strain doesn't respond well. I take big fans blocking other growth tips in transition and only fans blocking bud sites in the middle of the plant later on. Where your plant sits, I wouldn't take much off her. Let her show you pistils and we will assess the situation at that point. Let's see what kind of stretch she offers you. Plan to do any tucking or weaving in your trellis?

 

[Juustj]

It’s entirely strain dependent IMO but I personally will take fans until pistils show. And I’ve even taken some further into flower but I wouldn’t try that at the point you’re at, in case the strain doesn’t respond well. I take big fans blocking other growth tips in transition and only fans blocking bud sites in the middle of the plant later on. Where your plant sits, I wouldn’t take much off her. Let her show you pistils and we will assess the situation at that point. Let’s see what kind of stretch she offers you. Plan to do any tucking or weaving in your trellis?

I tucked as much as I could, its seems everytime I move something its going in the way of something or another site pops up under it,

Thanks.

 

[The Germinator]

I'd thin it out way more. Never understood why people tuck. When you tuck a leaf you're usually blocking that leafs light. So why not pull that leaf. I pull leafs daily. But only those that block light to buds.

 

[Planter420]

I didn't mean tuck the fans I meant tuck the branches, run em horizontal under the net to open it up. I also like to take a lot of fans lol

 

[Cultivator]

Its best tonstrip bare the bottom 1/3 of plant a couple days before flio and thin out the canopy. During first 21 days of flower growth will explode so at or around day 21 i will remive all small shitty growth and thin out fan leaves again.

Iys def better for plants to do prunes in single hits with time to recover inbtween. This way the plants arent constantly recovering from trauma.

 

[The Germinator]

I was taught by Ed Rosenthal who taught pulling a plants leaves often made the plant strong and have more vigor. Much like a weight lifter who tears his muscles down. So I guess we'll never know the 100% truth since there's so many opinions. It's just a plant. Not like it's a human and you're tearing off arms and legs. Haha. .