Hi HazeyBobby
Would love to have a friend with a growth like this.
Amazing job mate.
I think you looking really good man towards a massive harvest.
I made a research for you. Defoliation at this stage. Week-3 flower.
And it looks you are fine with defoliating more if you want and need to.
Defoliate the plant right before switching to the flowering stage, then defoliate once again at week 3 of the flowering stage. This is what I do with photoperiod plants and I’ve gotten good results with it. I suggest you start with this if you’re not sure what to do.
Week 3 & 6 defoliation – I’ve heard some grower like to move everything down 3 weeks, and avoid defoliation right at the beginning of the flowering stage. In this case the first defoliation would happen at the end of week 3 of the flowering stage, then a second defoliation end of week 6.
I’ve never tried this method
And
Your main goal with defoliation in the flowering stage is to expose all your main buds to light and air.
Exposed buds simply grow faster and fatten up faster than buds that have been hidden by leaves.
Try to focus on removing the bigger fan leaves you done this already.
As in veg, you should still be removing any leaves that are laying on top of each other, and focus on removing those lower leaves (only bigger fan leaves) on the plant if possible. This defoliation will decrease the chances of mold and help release energy to be put into the colas.
Hope this helps and good luck.
