Pruning or defoliation in 2nd week of flower

If your just taking a leaf hear and there as it blocks light or gets Disease you can do that all through flower removing entire r brach sections leaf stem and bud won’t hurt anything either

You'll find some folks who will tell you defoliation is a NEVER event... I'm not one of them. If you have issues with light penetration and/or air flow, then defoliate! I've defoliated all the way to about 2 weeks before harvest on my Tangerine Dream because it was just a bloody jungle... You want to do it thoughtfully and a little bit at a time so you don't stress the plant - and the plant will tell you fairly quickly if you've stressed it or it's tolerating what you do... my plants just didn't give two hoots in hell how many leaves I removed or how often... still in all, I'm very careful with others because each plant is different. Good luck!

It's not recommended but if you get it in now before leaving it any longer you'll be fine. Just be mindful with what you are taking. Thin out the top, as the goal is light pen, you don't wanna be removing any growth thats on the lower sites or not covering bud sites as they are a source of energy for the middle and lower parts of your canopy. So, only if you have to. Go round the top and a bud site will have 2-3 fan leafs with a mix of sugar leafs. You don't wanna remove all them keep at least 1/2 of them and work you way down the node and open it up and as you get lower just leave it be. Feel free to DM me if you need me details. Good luck.