With leaves the longer the better. I've had leaf trimmings for six months and i made some hash and i was better the second time around!! I usually make honey oil,hash with my leaf trims.KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!
Some varieties show purps on their stems(look at my grow),as long as the veins on the larger leaves arent purpling i would say it's genetics.KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!
Yeah lose the branch or know that if it's a Herman,the pollen isn't viable enough to fertilize your ladies. It has two sexes that's all. KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!
Rooting compound is good for clones,but if you have some b-1 vitamin you can root with that too. If your clone you take is in showing flowers (pre) you can still harvest a good clone from your mother plant. KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!