<span class="link_user">@cultivars</span>, thanks for your comment!
I am waiting until the end of the 3rd week of flower to defoliate. Thus, I will be defoliating in just a couple of days, on Wednesday, 9/9.
<span class="link_user">@VancouverIsleGuy</span>, I don't have the evo8 but I have evo3s. Nothing about those lights gets above mildly warm. They can be on max brightness all day and you can comfortably touch any part of the fixture and the driver and it's mildly warm. Like 110 degrees f after being on all day. Great