Do you cut all the leaves on the first pass?

I have had a chance to cut down a few plants now. Some of the leaves wer very easy to cut and others I couldnt get the scissors down to clip.

However, now that I went from drying to curing I was able to clip many of those partial leaves off as I put the bud in jars.

So, my question is... Do you always cut off as many leaves as you can when you harvest or do you leave some of the smaller ones for after drying and just before curing? Does leaving some of the leaves on during drying affect the taste?

i would like to know the same. Ive heard of people doing both. But from what i understand the more leaves you cut off the plant the quicker it will dry as the water has more places to evaporate from.

the general rule of thumb i have heard (and this may be incorrect) is cut anything that doesnt have trichomes, leave anything thats small AND has trichomes. basically keep small sugar leaves and cut anything that is either trichome-less or large.

Wow, the question that always stirs so much discussion. I personally believe and it is what I practice is the slowest possible way to dry my plants. I like a very smooth smoke without any harshness and the only way I have found over the years is slow drying and a long cure. When possible I harvest the entire plant and hang as is, sometimes this is not possible due to space or other things. If I have to cut the plant up I still leave in whole branches. My thought on this is simple, the buds will continue for some days to use the moisture stored in the branches and stems and exhale the moisture. Letting the plant complete the cycle and respirate the moisture slowly and naturally allows for all the chorophyl to die off and get rid of that green hay taste. Where I live with constant humidity being 80% or higher constantly it takes weeks to dry in this manner but the result is pure pleasure. Here again just my way and it seems that everyone has their own way. Good luck and try a few methods to see which is going to give you the taste you are looking for.