defoliation

I would only defoliate what you absolutely need to from the top half of your plants. Their are many theories on defoliation, I’ve tried allot of them and found that less is always more. Take those lower fluff sites and leaves from the bottom half off that get no light, but above that keep whatever you can. The game is not to get the light to hit your buds, rather to get the light to hit the leaves surrounding the bud site to create more photosynthesis which in turn makes energy for the buds to grow. So removing all those larger leafs up top will actually hurt your growth. Think of them as solar panels for the plants energy, the more in direct sunlight the better. And after 2 weeks of flower only remove dead/dieing leaves and tuck/bend other larger leaves if they are blocking other lower sites if you must. Personally after the 2 week mark I let nature take over. The plant will naturally shed the leaves that are crowded and not needed, let her tell you what she doesn’t want...lol Cheers 💨