I agree with Gjourney101 on the practice of taking individual colas when they're ready or seem close, rather than the full plant all at once. None of my plants have ever been completely ready entirely all at once. I like about 2/3 red hairs and more milky than clear trichomes. Usually the lower buds left on my plants tend to go purple later in the season, but that's ok with me. I do my pollination on the lower branches/buds anyways. Win win! As for pruning, I was raised to never take a leaf off until it was dead, even if it was blocking the sun. They're energy producers. This year, after reading the posts on this site I actually took off several very large fan leaves that were just below very well developed branches. Hopefully their work was done and the extra light will help the inner leaves to make up for any lost energy. It is just a weed that wants to grow, so experiment, live, learn and most of all, enjoy the process, journey and resulting product! But always treat her like a lady!
