Well you see, you're already thinking of messing the place up. I hardly ever and usually NEVER trim except to make room to manuver once the stand is set. The more trimming, the more trouble you create for yourself. Once in a blue moon there'll be something that has to come down but it's trucked out of the area. I'd rather have a couple holes to shoot through than a wide open clear cut some people make. Seriously, if I hang a stand there's not going to be any cutting going on.