Hey, buddy! 👋
Your girl is going to bloom in a few days, she's already almost there, but for now, it's still the pre-flowering stage, her active part! 👆
Do defoliation no more than once a week, and make sure that at least 2/3 of the large developed leaves remain on the plant. Only remove the leaves that are already developed and won't grow back! Try not to remove everything at once, but only the foliage that blocks light from reaching the new growth points and the plant's internodes! You can remove 1/3 of all the large leaves from the plant at a time! But no more than 1/3 (30%)!!! 👆
The leaves act as batteries for the plant's flowers and new shoots, so the large leaves are also needed by the plant; they are never superfluous for the plant. Moreover, the plant expects to have them until it decides to drop them itself!
Good luck, buddy! ✊😇