Hulkberry

This is the 8th week of 12/12 light schedule. The seed packet says 9-11 weeks for flowering but I always end up going over that by 2 weeks so by my math I'm thinking I'm about 5 weeks away. I'm eyeing one of these buds thinking it could look like one I'm going to want pictures of. I've seen some videos and pictures where the grower trims the fan leaves once the plants are into flowering. I've never done it but I'm wondering what the prevailing method is.