HMMMM. Can't be 100% sure.
Cut it either way it it is or not taken it away won't cause any harm to your plant.
Cut and watch.
You wanna wrap some tissue around that grab it with your fingers and slice it with a Stanley or whatever.
Clean whatever you use to cut. And look around for the next few days.
Hope this the last of it. I know I got 1 due coming to me soon. Still waiting to pop my hermie cherry. Not that I want to. But it's only a matter of time dealing with poxy autos.
Good luck.