Sensi Skunk Automatic Outdoor Grow August 2024

Hello mate, for first with an automatics you don't need to do many trainings, even more so if you did it outdoor. You could do the defoliation at any time but take on mind that more big fan leaves you take away more energy the plant will spend to do another one so you must do this thing with a lot of care. In the first weeks of flowering you may do the pruning (or lollipopping) the lower part of the plant to give the best energy in the upper part of the plants that takes more light. In your situation i would let the plant go its own way. Good luck and happy journey!

Those big "sun sails" are making the energy the plant needs to grow those buds. Defoliation should only really occur if there is a massive problem with high humidity in an enclosed space. It should never be required outdoors. Just remember........ Less leaves = less energy being made = less potential growth. Besides, if your plant would not need those leaves, it would not grow them in the first place!

I would leave them.