Days/Weeks from flowering?

I would like to say your a couple weeks away from the pre flowering stage by the looks of your pictures, usually the top bud site's tend to start to close up when flowering is near, even starts to go a lighter green colour...and for the height I would say your cutting it pretty close as cannabis plants can double to triple in size once the flowering stage starts! Your gonna have some big girls on your hands 😜 hope this helps growmie! Happy growing ✌️👊

Well, it doesnt look like an auto, thats for sure, so let her recover from defoliation, grow her until she is say 1/3 to 1/2 your desired size (depending on whether indica or sativa really) then flip to 12/12 for flower and go from there.