The clean buds are left on top of the mesh and the blades make sure leaves fall to the bottom. You place the buds on a sort of mesh with some spinning straps above them. The Leaf Cutter trimmer is the most efficient one in my opinion. Both of these ways are extremely comfortable, although the second type of trimmer is more popular as it’s cleaner. You introduce the buds into the machine and the leaves are removed and separated from the buds. Other types remove everything except for the buds and leaves. Some of them work by removing branches from the plants and putting them trough a mesh with blades. In this post we are going to talk about two specific types. There are various trimmer models available. If you scrape that off, you’re left with some hash that can give you a hint of how your buds are going to taste. Once you’ve finished trimming the buds you’ll notice a layer of resin on your scissors. We have an article all about curing and drying your buds here. Then, you’ll need to hang the plant up to completely dry it in a dark place. The bigger leaves don’t tend to have much resin on them so I throw them out. ![]() I pull the bigger leaves off by hand, but for the smaller ones I grab them, taking special care to not touch the buds, and then I cut the leaves off, up and down the bud, until it’s clean and I move on to the next one. My preferred method is to grab the plant and branch by branch, leaf by leaf and from the bottom upwards I remove every single leaf and then I remove the buds from the trunk. Trimmers aren’t so careful, and you generally have to clean them afterwards to get back all of that lost resin. If you decide to use scissors, make sure to touch the buds as little as possible so you don’t end up removing the resin. ![]() The only inconvenience is that it takes quite a while to trim an entire plant that has a good yield. Trimming using scissors will take you much longer than with a trimmer, but your buds will look much nicer and healthier. How to Trim Cannabis Plants with Scissors If you remove the sugar leaves the trimmed buds will retain more moisture, making the smoking experience less harsh and more flavorful. ![]() This will result in a more appealing final product. To start with, buds look a lot better when they’ve been trimmed. Trimming your cannabis plants serves many purposes.
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