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Yeah, more and or larger leaves in between the calyxs that would not be practical/possible to completely trim out. I don't know if my leds affect this too much but I still use hps in veg. Some of the strains I grow are already more leafy than others, I'm thinking massive defoliation could effect this just like some bud can be purple naturally but you can also use a cold environment to induce it in non purple strains.I get what youre saying. The buds will grow more leaves to compensate for the loss of leaves from defoliation. So rhe buds will have more leaf mass than they would have without the mass stripping.
Right?
I have to add that I have been noticing this with led grows since the cobs and boards got popular.
Do led grown buds have more leaf mass?
Cmh grown certainly does in my experience.
Example (not my pics)
Leafy Bud
Less Leafy Bud