do you guys prefer to cut off all the fan leaves, days or even weeks before harvesting?
no, I leave all fans alone (from start to finish) aside from dead crispy ones which come off with a gentle tug and are about to fall off anyway. They rest come off a few days after hanging as they dry out. Im no botanist but it strikes me as the proper way to do things as it seems to have a higher quality overall with slow dry. Chopping off fans and quick drying is a recipe for sub par weed with heavy chlorophyll taste and a fast rushing 20 minute buzz from high thc plant which wasnt allowed time for a slow decarboxylation
i like to remove them a 4-5days before i chop them down... kind of a pre harvest ritual. makes the harvest much faster, too.
BUT ONLY THE FAN LEAVES THAT HAVE EXPOSED STEM...
but thats what worls for me