To defoliate or not? (autoflower)

Salut le jardinier ! Enlève les feuilles du bas et fait un palissage . Ensuite une fois palissée regarde si des feuilles bloquent la lumière aux branches basses et coupe les. Si la plante est trop touffue surveille ton humidité pour ne pas voir la weed pourrir en floraison. Bonne chance bella ciao

Yes Start slowly getting growth tips into light should be about it. As you go you will get more adept at the process and get more aggressive but for now easy does it. Good luck

Can defoliate , focus light on the branches

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Hello.. Hope you are well.. She looks nice and healthy.. Gud work.. Tbh id personally only remove the bottom leaves that are starting to pale off.. I wudnt remove any bottom growth (trim out) unless shes very heavily set inside.. Stay safe n gud luck with her.. 👍🍀

Now's probably the right time, if you do.. .and do it selectively, likely a bit less than you would with a photoperiod. Looks like you got some budlets, but likely still a couple weeks of growth before it focuses 100% on buds. If it can greatly improve light penetration to viable branches, go for it. Shouldn't be many with an autoflower. I doubt you put it into shock based on your description so far. You have to go well over the suggested 1/3rd of leaves limit to cause that. And, if you get up near that limit, stop. Try to plan ahead so you cut only the most useful leaves off.

Hey there 👋 Because she’s an auto id say stop after the 6. I defoliate mine too, 2 leaves at a time. A week between each. I’ve never had a issues. After that I tuck the fan leaves under the new bud sites below. The goal is to get then their fare share of light so they can go bigger Happy Growing 🌱

Maybe I'd cut a few bottom leafs. would still wait with deflation.