Heavy Deifoliation in Flower ?

Hello Hisec, You only want to defoliate for the 3 reasons as mentioned below. 1. Leaves are stacked on eachother and moist can not escape from between those leaves. 2. Leaves are blocking airflow. 3. Large leaf on top does block a lot of light for the plant below. Other than these 3 reasons defoliation will always decrease yield. Just study your plants and check if you got one of the 3 problems listed above. If yes then you should defoliate that leaf. Happy Growing Buddy! 💚

I would not go heavy on defoliation ever. But you are looking a little bushy in there. I would just remove anything that does not look as healthy and is covering bud sties, But don't go more than like 5-10 percent. week 2 of flower is kind of the latest when you want to do this. I would not lollipop anything with a stem thicker than trellis net at this stage. but removing a fan leaf here and there may be better than going in and cutting a bunch at once. maybe start with a few lollipop and a few days later go up top and remove a few old fan leaves

Needing heavy defoliations are an urban myth. always have a good reason to remove a leaf. if you constantly have overcrowded areas, then don't overcrowd them in the future. That is a choice.

Certainly can lollipop them, but go easy on the defoliation. ALL of the plants energy to grow and thrive is made by/in the leaves. Just remember............. Less leaves = less energy being made = less potential (flower) growth. You would be better off "tucking" large leaves out of the way rather than cutting them off. Increasing air flow while avoiding defoliation is easily achieved..........think outside the box........... Herms are generally a genetic thing, not a leaf quantity issue and lots of leaves is not a stress issue that could lead to hermaphroditism.

Yes, not a bad idea to open up a bit to get better airflow and it is good timing before the flowers bulk up. I usually take a lot of the bottom leaves off and a few of the top ones so you're left with a nice layer of leaves in the mid section. Cut the leaves slightly away from the main stem and do it at the start of your light cycle so the cuts can dry and close up. Herms are from bad genetics or stress. Defoliating has never made a plant herm for me or anyone I know and I've seen people almost completely strip their plants.