[Angus420]

I probably would clear out some lower branches but everyone has their own grow style. Sometimes I even let them go just to see how it’ll grow on it’s own.

[surfdad_grows]

Ultimately you don’t have much vegetative growth and just some big fan leaves. You could remove those, at least the first to second from the bottom to raise it up and give more airflow under your canopy. To me she looks pretty good and I just did what I wrote to mine this morning. Snip small growth at the bottom off if there is any. A little here a little there, anything that’s way behind get ride of it. All preference but you want all the plants concentration into your upper flower sites.

[green-giggles]

It doesnt look too congested with vegetative growth imo. I almost always clear the lowest branches that will clearly not catch up to the upper canopy. I also disbud the lowest sites of the main branches, while leaving the fan leaves for their energy stores. Those lower bud sites always turn out small and larfy, in my experience. Aim for an even height canopy. Good luck

[Kushie_Monster]

I always defoliate aggressively right before inducing flower and than 3 weeks after and I usually feel like I could have done more half way through flower.. dependents on the vigor of your plants tho.

[aholste]

I’d clear out the lowest nodes. I see that your lowest nodes actually came up pretty high. if the loss concerns you then just clear off everything on that branch except the top colas. that’s what I die with my auto. I liked how the bottom branches got thick, but their inner nodes became problematic during flower. so kept only the cola on the bottom branches. next time I’ll probably cut those branches off so the energy will go to the upper branches.