Defoliation

Unless you're having issues with high RH, you're best bet is to leave her alone. The amount of extra help defoliating could give certain buds is eclipsed by the plants recovery time this late in the game. Remember, you can always remove a few leaves without her noticing much though, so if you have 1 or 2 really causing you an annoyance, cut em up!

Hey Growmie, I'm an avid believer of defoliation, but I wouldn't advise it at this point just to make sure you prevent stress during the flowering stage. If you were going to do anything like defoliation, trimming, etc ... you should always do it before Week 3 of flower so no stress is induced. Hopefully, I answered your question and remember "Happy Growing" and "Free your mind one puff at a time"

Heya! At this point I would leave the fan leaves rather than potentially stressing the plant out late flower. I have seen growers have more success with less defoliation during flower with a side by side comparison. Cheers !

You are close to harvest, so there is no point in defoliating at this point. That been said, you can do it if you want, just don't expect to do much.

Hey, the girls are looking great. You can for sure cut out some fan leaves and the little buds leaves at the bottom. That way you your girls will focus on the big top buds and get better results. Happy growing