@weedsmoker_n1,honestly i defoliated like 100+ plants easy, none went kookoo from it. When performed on weak or not in time , i was loosing with bud development, but i found my timing and still like that technique at certain growns in certain stages.
My two ideas were bringing results like i saw in your photos, thats why i shared my thoughts with you.
Good luck in finishing her, should be nice harvest still !
@AsNoriu, Once I removed all the leaves from the plant and after that it did not regain its strength, I think I broke the cycle. I will never remove the leaves in the future