Been awhile Jaga, and they girls are starting to frost up well. I know by saying this a lot will think I'm nuts but I do understand about doing a defoliation. Indoors yes. But if ya want to hear a odd ball comment, I only do a minimal trim. When a girl first starts flowering she really needs every piece of help she can muster. Now after afew weeks and buddage starts showing her colors you do want penetration in the canopy, and the extra airflow. But just know those big ass sunleaves are the best power plants a plant has. So kind of try to be alittle lite on the trim. You can always trim more the next day or two. A lot of strains have a really high flower to leaf ratio. Plants like that, I just tuck sunleaves out the way till later. Them first few weeks really set a lot of plants bud structure. The more green the faster the growth.
But I DO understand if she shades your garden out and you need the penetration. Just saying they are real important leaves to a plant.
Hey you think this one needs to defoliate?
LOL I think Miss J trimmed almost 2 gallons of interior leaves.
Well I babbled enough. Easy to let a outdoor girl, 'over thicken'. Sweet Keepem Green