so its purely opinion based, which is why we are trying to give an opinion....i would recommend flushing, i have not flushed and got complaints of taste and then went ahead and flushed "my way" and received many compliments on the smoother smoke, so u can read all that like i just did and learn a little something or u can learn from exp.....ill take exp any day of the week and i trust my patients word over a study that starts with flushing and ends with alcohol fermentation and a bunch of links to curing (put it in a jar and burp it sometimes).....also, with ur plants being that small, its an obvious personal grow....do what u think is right flush one, and dont flush the other and see what u like