Autoflower defoliation question

Looks good to me, If you want to strip the lower growth also known as lollipopping its an option. I have done this on previous grows. I would do it all at once def+lolli, the plant should be able to handle that just fine. Looks nice and healthy. Best Of Luck!

Looks good - and yes, I would remove the skinny branches and definitely the waiting-to-be-useless-popcorn buds... You actually won't have to wait a week as they generally tend to recover from defoliation quite quickly and quite well... When they're looking like their "normal" selves, you can go ahead and do trim the useless stuff off... Good luck! Looks great!!