I actually prize the buds apart from the stem when im trimming to inspect all the tops.i even cut buds off the tops in sections to help with the drying aswell.
Think your saying "pry them apart.."?.....plz dont take this personally Im just saying "prize" make no sense in that sentance...I could be very high tho.......Yes Pull the buds away from the Main stalk so they can breathe is the goal...But the die-off will still cause budrot so its a few angles to keep a eye on...
So to me what happens is as growers we start to see nice fat colas...and the longer you grow the bigger you try and get your Colas..
To the point when one day you grow the Monster...heh...This is when you learn about Botrytis (BudRot)....Now a days I'd rather multi-head a plant then shoot for a single huge main cola even tho Hash Plants were designed for those types of colas...
On some colas it hard to do this tho so in this case just remove the yellows...This Williams was right at the budrot point and those leaves were the warning sign..power to it
Spicoli/FOE20