I wouldn't call myself a successful Hunter. I know lots of other people that are.
I don't trim anything. I just barrel my way through. Or it could be that I'm lazy.
If its a climber, I stay in it as long as I can and all day is hard. But a ladder stand makes it fast and quiet to get out and take lunch or a break. The more time in the stand is always increasing your odds of spotting game. Let me ask you. Are you in your stand in a bay head ? Or on the edge ?