My senior moment part deux - Sanjay Gupta was correct about seniors & medical marijuana.

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13. Mold!

I've tried it both ways. Mostly i do it to open up spaces inside the plant for good airflow. The yellowing leaves often harbor critters too... i always pull them off. I also trim off the interior buds. They don't tend to amount to much anyway. I treat them similarly to a fruit tree. I have tried bud spacing as well, like you might with a plum or a cherry tree. That's just too much work. I've been doing this on and off for over 20 years. I think i get larger buds this way. I've had mold kill entire crops before... but only when all the fan leaves were attached. I'm in the northeast and only grow outdoors.