just for shits and grins ill respond. im  normally a hand trimmer and its a pain in the ass for sure when the tiime comes around.

ive started to do a good preharvest trim days before chop removing all the big obvious fans. then the day i chop i do hang the whole plant and let it dry for many days. i determine when its ready by feel. at that point the extra leaves just crumble off quickly and i can almost pluck the buds off clean. try a dry trim some time!