Hey @Tricom! When flowering is triggered, it's not recommended to do any defoliation/pruning. You should have trimmed those parts a bit earlier, before the plant finished its stretch. Why is this not recommended? Simply because the plant can take several days to recover, and this could affect your final yield. Now, the counterpoint: some growers have no issues doing this kind of trimming during flowering, either because their genetics are strong and they know the plant will bounce back quickly, or because they do it gradually step by step, removing very little over several days. I hope this helps, feel free to ask if you have any other questions, and good luck!