[Elecraft] When to snip leads?

[Paul Clay]

Is it always ok to snip off all excess component 
leads after components are soldered to the board 
(at least, unless you're specifically told in the 
assembly manual not to do so)?

Initially, the instruction manual seemed to 
include explicit instructions for removing leads 
after components were soldered on the PC board, 
but but later seems to omit any explicit 
instruction even though it seems to me it ought 
to be ok to remove the excess component leads.

As a specific "for instance", I just finished 
soldering U6 (the MCU socket) to the Control 
Board.  Is it ok to go ahead and snip of the the 
excess pin/lead material?  Same question for P5 
and P6 (2 pin male connectors on the Control 
Board).

Apologize for the goofy question (especially if I 
missed some instruction in the manual that 
answers it), but better safe than sorry, I guess.

- Paul
N6LQ (Ser. 03640)