Should Defoliate Lower Branches ?

im not sure which one is good to cut small or big leaves ?😓 someone says small leaves on the lower and someone says big leaves on the lower

Not sure about autos. But I would definitely get rid of some of the lower big fan leaves, and also the big ones directing into the middle of the plant. Only puts more energy into the buds and allows more light to get in there !

@Mr_SCROG im already defoliating small and yellow branches on the bottom plant. just curios how I know if my plant got stunting ? is there any characteristic of plant if they got stunting. ?

Hello Tuanmuda2k21, How are you growing? Your plant looks very health and and fresh. Have a look at lollipop technic, I'm applying this one in my currently crop and the results are good. I'm cutting the 2 firts nodes of each steam, from the bottom up. like in the second picture. I hope the grow well. Well done so far 👽

Personally, I don't recommend defoliating autoflowering strains at all. They will get stressed, and they do not have time to recover. This will lead to stunting and yield loss. The maximum that is recommended to do with autoflowers is to remove yellowed dead leaves, if any. And, if you want to give more light to the lower branches - LST. But just be very careful not to accidentally break it. There is simply no time for wound healing and recovery from the resulting stress in autoflowering varieties. Good luck!

Yep, good idea.

The small leaves below can go. The plant itself shows you this by not growing any more and remaining small.