OgHaze74answered grow question 5 years ago Who Should Defoliate in the Flowering Stage?
Growing indoors with bright grow lights
Your plants are healthy and fast growing
Your plants have been hardy their whole lives, without problems
Your plants are so leafy that leaves are laying on top of each other, OR
Some buds are hidden from the light by large fan leaves
Who Should NOT Defoliate in the Flowering Stage?
Your plants are unhealthy or slow growing
Your plants have given you problems during your grow (they may be too sensitive to respond well to defoliation)
Your plants are not leafy – if you can see through the plant to the other side, and/or if light is making it to the floor under your plants, then you probably don’t need to defoliate
Buds are already exposed to light and air (buds are not hidden by fan leaves)
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
And let the plant rest hope this helps happy growing 🤘