Yea, "they say" to let it dry out real good before cutting it. Sorry I can't be more specific, I've never done it lol..
Lmk how long it took for you in flowering when you chop it, I'm in the second week of flowering on my first SR and just noticed hairs on my other short rider.
Oh and let me add that mine didn't show sex so I switched them to 12/12 around 10 weeks.