Leaner fuel mixtures are easier to ignite, eg. Lean mixtures at WOT can cause detonation.
The farting is caused by fuel being ignited post combustion chamber. This can be caused by rich mixtures or retarded ignition timing.
In gear deceleration induces high vacuum under the throttle plates. This can draw more fuel than normal from the idle and transition/progression circuits. The farting can be reduced through careful tuning of the carby and ignition timing.
In reality I would worry too much about it.