hi there AGJr, as you're in flower already, i wouldnt remove any leafs at all. You simply can't find a professional grow that defoliates in flower. That's because a simple leaf plucking to you is actually a HST for the flower. You never want to add stress during flower, usually the plant will try to compensate by creating more leafy bud or building more leafs instead of more bud. So my best advice is not to do it, no matter how many homegrowers on the internet do it. Does that make sense? Hope this helps ! 🚀