i just had a side by side of the gg#4, i had seeded a bunch of colas, hung them whole minus major fan leaves. then we wet trimmed the other 20 plants. in the end i couldnt believe how silver an sugar like coated the hung to dry whole buds where. so much so it prompted me to build a 6x10 dry room so i can hang things to dry now.... i wet trimmed for the last 15 years.
Heya G - is your comparison on the same footing though? seeded hung de-fanned versus non-seeded immediate wet trim de-fanned? the difference may be attributed to the hang time or the presence of seeds vs seedless flowers on that cultivar. would expect less from a seeded flower of course so maybe the hang time is the key variable ... ? dunno myself but interesting