After harvesting the sunflower what do I do with the stalk?

I grown sunflower seeds and now I’m not sure what to do with the stalks. Do I cut them down or do I leave them for next year? Note, this is my first time growing them.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 10/03/2019 @ 9:28 am

They won’t, likely, do anything else for the year. You can cut them down at anytime after harvest, unless you purchased a perennial cultivar, specifically. That appears to be an annual sunflower, so cutting it down will be the appropriate action.

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