Plant growth hormones

Some neat info I ran across after reading about phytohormones. I have always pulled leaves and dropped them right on my mulch. This makes me question that practice.

What do ya'll think?

 

Your experience here is very helpful, I would have never thought about it honestly, that could easily happen to many growers.

I have read on plant hormones numerous times, but like many things, the more knowledge you gain in one area, it help you understand some others that you missed the first time.
My use of tricontanol for example, I can absolutely see the difference between plants, but I know I don't have the timing exact. I should be applying as my plants exit the seedling stage, and I usually wait for a few days before flower (estimating of course, 24-26 days old), then a week later just as the stretch is getting started. This round I hit them a third time at 34 days, well into stretch. The one plant I didn't use the alfalfa tea on is visibly smaller in person, it does not come through in photos as well, but I'd guess 10-15% less biomass. This is of course highly anecdotal, phenotypes and a host of other things can alter the growth rate, but I plan to keep this up all year and observe. If alfalfa tea treated plants continually outperform the same strain without it, it will be evidence enough for me. Dialing in the application timing is now my main focus.

 

When do you use them, and which do you use if you don't mind my asking?