Night blooming cereus pruning

I have 2 cereus that are many years old, bloom frequently, but are huge and “leggy.” I would like to prune them, but if I do, all I will have will be the heavy, stiff stems without leaves where the buds form. Is this what I should do and wait for new leaves to grow or should I start new plants from the cuttings and ditch the old plants?

Have seen numerous instructions on starting new plants; however, I’m not interested in new plants unless that is my only option. Would greatly appreciate any advice.

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 11/30/2016 @ 7:52 am

Regular pruning will keep the plant from becoming to leggy and heavy.
You may want to go ahead and start out with new plants from the cuttings.

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