"I think the defoliation looks good to me now. Ideally, I want almost no light reaching the floor. Later on, I'll probably remove a few more leaves, one at a time, maybe 1-3 per day at most. If they’re getting crushed by the door or for some other reason, I'll remove them — but each leaf will have a reason for being taken off. Also, I like to keep one low branch, even if it’s small, just to see what happens with it
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