Trim your plants before you dry/cure them, it's worth it. So much easier to trim plus the quality of your weed is improved because you have less filler (i.e. stems from extra leaves) and did I mention it is SO MUCH EASIER? It should only take you an hour or two to trim those 8 plants depending on their size. Remember to save the residue from your scissors and smoke it. Have fun - Sativuh