I'm going to have some small buds on this crop because of them damn mites. I just checked on my magnifying glass, they're all gone. Remnants of a dead society.
Small buds can be just fine, if you make sure they get all the way done.
I've got to the point were I think medium sized, is probably ideal, overall. The bigger ones can and do become troublesome. Sometimes, despite my best efforts to knock that main cola back things simply grow out of control, and if not enough vigilance, ventilation, or low enough humidity, bad things begin to occur, and that can be devastating to any grow.
These buds were plucked for that exact reason... unfortunately.
The second pic, is sorta my new ideal size, for cola girth, (decreased) and the one sitting behind it, to the left, is a trouble maker, IMO.
I mean, all is good and well in an ideal situation, but once things get a little humid, wet, or not enough air movement....