I would with some I take half dead ones and what not ...but you can wash them with a sponge and soapy water lots of ppl do
noooo it dont make the buds bigger just gets more litght to them, u dont want to take any leafes of what so ever leafs take in the air and photistiasice with out them u will get smaller buds only take the ones that r 50% dead or dieing hope this help i ampissed so srry for the spelling lol xx