Good question really. I find it depends on the strain, whether or not there’s potential for mildew/mold and also off whether or not it’s for personal use.
The buds on the left were trimmed by me, the bud on the right was done by my helper. Everyone does it different and I’m not that picky.
I find this strain even the trim tastes great you could smoke it alone and there’s plenty of good medicine there still.
But some strains yeah… They taste gross if left unmanicured.
I got a QP of leafy White widow here that I had to leave leafy because of how airy it was. I don’t look forward to smoking that stuff lol.