Glad you respect the questions. I agree that it's another seemingly neverending debate. I have done late trimming. I do notice delayed growth right after removal, but that does not last long. I had removed some fan leaves and lower branches. Everything gets at least pretty good light. The key is...
Ok. A few questions for you all to think over, so that you can further your own understandings. Do the bud sites have their own leaves? Are those leaves closer to the bud than the other fan leaves you want to remove? Do nutrients get to the buds faster and/or more efficiently when their personal...
I dislike that mentality. We, as humans, (especially lovers of the ambrosia) should share all advancements. Someone else can push their design further and help them out. Multiple perspectives and ways of thinking push things beyond what we believe to be their limits. This is how progress is...