Is this normal?

[AMP]

Thanks ductwizard! Thank you for the great advice all along. I first came here asking if it was a dud. I appreciate every one of you guys for taking the time answering my noob questions and making me feel soo welcome.. “ I promised i wasn’t going to cry”🤣🤣 i Think the sappy police just knocked on my door , I’ll stop🤣🤣🤣

[AMP]

Update : everyone meet Joker. When planted i thought Joker was a special queen auto. I realized i planted a feminized special queen. The jokes on me…so here’s my first photoperiod, slightly against my will🤪 i Think shes in 2-4 week flowering, i honestly have no idea . Joker… meet the boys

[Wayzee]

Another clean setup! Nice.

[golfnrl]

I like a clean grow space...

[AMP]

Wayzee thank you!

[AMP]

I have a question for the experts… trimming… I’ve trimmed only 3 plants so far and i have a big job coming up with big mama. I’ve read and searched for videos on the subject and I’m left unsatisfied what i know.. i trim fan leaves and sugar leaves. Do i need to trim the tight sugar leaves right to their stem or can i manicure them to the bud if they have sugar? Anyone have the time to share their techniques or even share links with videos of actual trimming? It’s not just for me, me myself and I don’t care what it looks like… I’m not taking it to the prom , i care about the high. I could really use some guidance , please. Here are a couple pics of my trims…
And some chili.

[DabberDog]

Tooootally dealer's choice.
Some folks say the more leaf in the plant, the worse the smoke.
Some folks want High Times photo quality buds.
Some folks know their loosely manicured bud is going to be just as enjoyable as the High Times photo quality buds.
I don't give a rat's ass because I'm going to chop it up and do a dry sift.

[AMP]

I’m staying the course then… they smoke smooth. Thanks dabberdog i have one thing to say about that signature…. Awww 😆hope you and the pup are having a great night

[Ckbrew]

" i trim fan leaves and sugar leaves. Do i need to trim the tight sugar leaves right to their stem or can i manicure them to the bud if they have sugar?"

Yes, you can do what you like. I approach it as cut branch into the size I want to hang keeping a "hook" for each branch to hang by if possible. Then I cut the fan leaves unless there is frost on them then they go to the sugar leaf trim. This makes it easier to see what you are doing. As far as the sugar leaves, if they are frosty I will save them for extraction. If not frosty I toss them also. How short you want to make them is up to you. I leave more sugar leaf on the bud than most people because all mine goes to DFV. Smokers may want a shorter trim. Trimming is like a hair cut, everyone has a style they prefer.

[Wayzee]

Personally, fan leaves I try get the trimmers in as close to the main stem to take out as much of the leaf stem as I can, sugar leaves manicure to the buds, as they dry the sugar leaves will shrivel back into the buds... With the fan leaves, if you can't get right in there to cut them out, just cut off flush with bud and once the buds dry the leaf stems pull out pretty easy. That's how I do it anyway.
If you don't already, keep the trimmings to use in extraction or cooking if you're interested in that.