Safe to strip fan leaves?

[Silkadin]

Hey all, as some of you may know, I've just had a plant that's suffered rot and has now been chopped.
My other plant is about 2 to 3 weeks from being done (it's an auto on day 86) and is looking nice and healthy still. She is however very bushy so I'm wondering... is it safe for me to strip a shitload of fan leaves at this time to create space in the canopy for better air circulation?

Anyone care to weigh in?

[M_C]

I often tend to do this towards the end of flowering for exactly the reasons you mention, better air circulation

[Silkadin]

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[MonsterEnergy]

helps drop the humidity and allows better air circulation so less chance of rot,
this late into flower and with budrot hitting your girls already it's a must for you mate

hope you don't get anymore affected colas

[Silkadin]

Cheers fellas, gonna do it now

[Silkadin]

Did some... is it enough? The main cola is a 3 in 1 lol... barely any space between em.


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[G']

Wow she'll be able to breathe now brother quite sure she'll thank you for it come harvest just be vigilant and keep an eye on your humidity mukka, all the best, G'.

[redisiel]

Make sure the colas ain’t touching, with defoliation it’s all good tomove a leaf if the leave underneath has more surface area available to light then it’s worth removing that leaf, threre solar panels at the end of the day!
Or you can just be RAGGO like me and not give a shit brother. Lovely ladies mate
Redz

[Silkadin]

Make sure the colas ain’t touching, with defoliation it’s all good tomove a leaf if the leave underneath has more surface area available to light then it’s worth removing that leaf, threre solar panels at the end of the day!
Or you can just be RAGGO like me and not give a shit brother. Lovely ladies mate
Redz

I've got 3 that have grown in a bit of a cluster in the middle. I'll see if I can pry them apart with some stakes or training wire or something. Cheers dude

[Hippy Crack]

Mate be careful before you start stripping fan leaves back in flower, it creates a wound and this is where the rot can start, so if that leaf has a stem that goes right to the centre of a big bud it needs air to heal and it won’t be getting any.....
So do this with caution.

I cut the leaves back so they don’t take up as much room hence allowing better air circulation and more light to the rest of the plant.
It’s worked for me and stopped my bud rot because I suffered a few times, it was a nightmare.

Peace out!