Whatever makes satiates your OCD, because it is not a value-added behaviour.
Rant below.. :P
flushing doesn't change what constitutes a bud. we can measure such things. It's not debateable. it is what would cause any flavor differences... if constituted differently, it would taste and smoke differently, but it is not in regard to any 1 plant. if you treat it like shit could you cause something? maybe? but if you eat a bunch of pizza your adipose tissue (fat) is still constituted the same way.. it doesn't turn to mozerella cheese, lol. ffs, we might as well go back to believing in the 4 humors of ancient greeks BWAHAHA.
blind taste tests show people cannot distinguish and the fact that mineral composition in buds absolutely is not affected by flushing or not flushing at end of harvest should lead you to a rational conclusion that this was 100% placebo effect. some mope with no education made this shit up 30 years ago and it somehow caught on... like thinking being in the rain makes you sick (does not) or that stress causes heartburn (does not and somem educated physicians were still clinging to that nonsense not long ago and well after it was showng to be uncorrelated beyond a doubt)
it happens to the best of us. what "they" do is very hit or miss, historically. For how often in history unverified bullshit has taken hold and later proven falsue, you'd think people would avoid repeating the same mistake over and over and over again.... LOL I once spray my plants with milk out od desparation..
one of the most retarded things i've every done in my life. it's good to look back on such things. it's motivation to do better.