Hi Mel, You had the right idea with defoliation, what you should do now is wait for the plant to bounce back a bit, so some days at least. Another thing you can do is check the lowest most bud nodes. These wont produce anything more than smokeable larf, so you can remove them with a sharp razor blade , this will help lollipop your plant. bottom most leafs, and bottom most larf. Hope this helps ! 🚀