Hawkboanswered grow question 6 years ago hey man, its a matter of preference and theres really no right answer regarding when to stop defoliating especially for autos but I would continue to defoliate if I were you. That is just my opinion but I defoliate throughout the whole grow. Pretty much everytime I take my plants out to water I do atleast a little bit of defoliation. If you dont want to defoliate and would rather do some leaf tucking that is also very effective but is a short term solution eventually the leaf will pop back up and youll have to tuck it back down. The pics seem real bushy though so I doubt you will hurt it if you wanna take some off it shouldnt be a problem. As long aa you dont go nuts and strip the thing clean and send her into shock shell be fine. I like to start with the fan leaves facing the plant like on the inside of the stem to open up the middle rather than the ones facing the outside unless im trying to fit it into a space. If you look at my Cosmic Queen diary the bigger one barely has any foliage left on it and is doing great, the smaller one ive done less defoliating on and they are growing the same. This might be the best time to defoliate since the bud sites have formed and opening them up to light will go a long way in their maturity. As for supercropping, it may be risky if youve never done it but I have done it at or around this stage and had no issue if anything it helped but if you do make sure to soften the stems up before you bend them by squeezing them with your thumb and pointer finger so they dont snap off. These plants are unbelievably resilliant so even if you do over-do something chances are it will bounce back quickly, and if you dont try new things youll never learn from your mistakes. Hope this helps goodluck