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Plant looks healthy so she will take to training just fine. Try and bend the main two tops down each day. Giving the lower branches time to catch up , keeping the canopy even.
As for defoliation its fine :) With a bit of training that space will fill in quickly.
I would tie the top branches down a bit more, they will be somewhat bent and even with the tops of branches just below them.