GMSgrowsanswered grow question 3 years ago At this point I myself would not remove any leaves unless they have degraded. If I remove leaves or branches, I usually do it when the girls were in their stretch. Autos don't like to much stress through anytime in their lives, while their now flowering, the stress will slow bud production. I would just let them do what their gonna do and remove some leaves in their last 2 weeks.