The foliage up top was so heavy and dense there was no way to just tuck these monster 11 finger leafs anywhere so I cut every fan leaf off that was older than 2 weeks seeing as there where a ton of new ones popping out this should be totally fine and I think that's what "Three a light" recommend as "schwazzing ". This plant smells more than any other plant I have and it doesn't even have buds on it. I'm picking up 1 more carbon filter fro nhte hydro store as soon as they are back in stock. Flushed with florakleen once thins week