When should you if ever defoliate an auto? Im want...

hey there Hidden Message, good question ! if you're gonna defoliate do it much before the flowering period. i dont really know why people do this ... the "airflow" argument i find it weak, like there's air flowing ... most of the time it's totally pointless. The only real thing in my experience that does help slightly at harvest time is lollipopping by removing the bottom leaf and flower nodes meaning the plant focusses on the top buds and you get less larf and trim . Most of the time folks will mess up defoliation and end up with less yield. For your plant, i would not touch it at all , until week one or two of flower once you can see the flower nodes starting... if you have like a lot of them on one branch then you can always go in and remove the bottom flower nodes to do the above. Get in there with a razor blade and put a little duct tape bandage on the affected area to prevent infections. Hope this helps ! 🚀