MrStinkyanswered grow question 3 years ago Treat her kindly - if someone just pulled a load of your arms off, wouldnt you like some kinda niceness too? Haha
I would say give a nice healthy tea the day before defol - that way your microbes will have been working hard for 24 hours before the plant gets (potentially) upset and all the goodies are already being churned out by your minibeasts and be available to the plant - you may want to add some kelp meal / extract in there too as it is a great stress reliever for plants.