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Originally Posted by venturabananas
Yes, I think it is to avoid water loss (and thus, additional stress for the plant) via transpiration through the leaves. And also it just makes the pups easier to transport and plant if they don't have a lot of leaves on them. Nick can probably give you a more definitive answer.
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It is to avoid water loss, I will generally either leave a 4" long piece of a newly emerged leaf or leave the cigar leaf intact when planting. I haven't had success when doing anything else.