Do We Need Those "Sugar" Leaves?

I’m trimming some Poison OG Kush today. If I were trimming it for commercial use, I would trim off more of those little “sugar” leaves.

Sugar leaves are the small leaves that form around the bud.

Here’s the thing though, those little leaves have plenty of trichomes on them.

With lower potency bud, the sugar leaves have low trichome density so it makes sense to cut them off.

But with higher potency cannabis, the sugar leaves can be just as potent as the bud.

Do you know why we cut them off in commercial cannabis?

Because, more than likely, they’re going to break off during distribution and you’re going end up with a bunch of shake at the bottom of your bag.

Nobody likes paying top dollar for shake.

So, for commercial purposes, anything that sticks out from the surface of the bud gets trimmed off.

But the flower you see here is for personal use and I know those sugar leaves are going to be tasty, so I don't mind if some of them stay. ✌🏼