Should I Defoliate these ?

Wait another week, do 1 good lst and defoliate anything what cant get up anymore or touching your soil. I advise only defoliate 1 time at the end of veg.

I personally defoliate one at the beginning of flowering and once in mid flower.

meh. leaves power growth. removing them is a big "if" as to how much it helps. i purposely left leaves covering buds on last grow. it made virtually no difference. the strongest correlation is how high it is on the plant... which relates to how apical dominance works. light hitting leaves is the goal, not bud sites. very little chlorophyl in stems and flower compared to leaves... WAY less. so much less it's retarded to think light hitting buds is important.