Well that's just wut I do...hoping it makes the plant kick it in overdrive if I have to take them a bit early...the plucking of shade leafs is just something I do to speed up trim process but the watering with ice cold water...and cracking of the stalk is like IMO telling the plant, hey, ur dying And its late in season.. so hurryyyyy! Lol whether there is scientific proof to say it works... Well no I don't have that. But they asked what our rituals are....and that's just how I do lol