Why you should avoid editing your Instagram Posts:

Every time you edit your Instagram post (after you've posted it), Instagram resets your engagement ranking.

All the likes & comments you've received up to that point will reset and not count anymore. If you've hit top posts for any location or hashtag, you'll be taken off top posts. You're basically telling Instagram to ignore all the likes & comments you've received so far.

This can absolutely crush a photo's performance, regardless of how lit-fam it is.

*I've tested this multiple times myself; others can also confirm. Every time I save changes to my post, I get taken off top posts immediately, and it is almost impossible to make it back on top posts (because I've lost the bulk of my engagement momentum). Likes and comments tend to slow down to a trickle after that too.

Of course, you can try it yourself. When you have a post that makes top posts for a hashtag, edit your photo and see if it gets taken off top posts or not. Please let me know your experiences with it.