This is an interesting question. Through years of travel around the world, we have discovered that the marijuana plant is harvested in a number of ways. For instance, in certain places where it is not being sold commercially, growers are not that concerned about appearance and will leave most of the leaves on the plant. In other circles, every single leaf is cut at the base, leaving a very fine product. In Morocco, where they grow fields of Marijuana, they dry the plants and then push them through sieves to create hash. In India, they rub the wet plant with their palms to create Charas. It all depends on what sort of product you want and the quantity of plants you are dealing with.