Defiolation spend bloom?

Heloo my friends, Thanks to all for your fast reply, I think you've all right 👊👍

I am a big fan of defoliation , but you have to have right plants for them what to takedown, good feed - for them not to struggle, good humidity - for best VPD, good light height, for having them high if they grow... In veg I do it few weeks before flip to flower, like week 5 or so, then before flipping, 2-4 days I train them last time in veg. In flower window is open from 14, till 20 day of flower, very dependable how quickly bud sites are formed, you see small flowers everywhere - good time ! Still only top forming - too early. Next wave I do on days 40-45 of flower, when bud is almost formed and just pumping to fat ass left. Try not to touch pistils, do it before watering, don't feed in that watering and they will recover in less than 30 hours. Leave top nod fully formed matured fan leaf set, anything below - you can trim. I do lolipop sessions together. Look at my Seedsman third week of flower and recent update, even having problems with overblast of light it's jungles again ! Good luck !

You could if you wanted to. Just have a goal or plan as its your grow. You could also bend/tuck the leaves under the newly forming bud sites. I'm more along the line of tucking until it stretches up more. Then and only if needed would I defoliate. But they stop putting on new growth after sometime in flower. Good Luck!