Mistrising, I'd agree with you because you are talking about outdoor plants, when I was doing my guerilla growing, I didn't flush, because the earth takes care of leaching that stuff out. But with growing indoors I believe in a good flush, and a good cure. My best friend did neither on his grows, and his weed tasted like chemicals...now I don't know if that is because of the flush or the cure or probably a bit of both. I do know that the Afghani #1 I have had for years tastes way better grown outdoors than indoors. But when grown indoors the first time I used FFnutes, with no flush, and I could taste the fertz. the next 3 grows I flushed and can tell a world of differnce...it still not the same as outdoors, but alot closer. I cure all of mine for at least a month...and longer. I agree with you on the cure!