evening peeps,with reference to defoliation,i googled something today (cant for the life of me think what it was) and got an article i wasn't looking for as yer do,it was about defoliating auto's in the last couple of weeks as it increased the thc without reducing yield and honestly ,looking at the mankey fan leaves on mine, it doesnt look like theres anything left in most of them anyway. And concerning the space issue ,i have 5 around a week off harvest ( yippee,pulled one today)and three two weeks younger in a 80x80x120 grow tent and it is so crowded i am damaging plants moving them and have got the doors open because i can't squeeze them in and canopy penatration is just a different memory, ive just converted an underground cavity into another grow room to deal with the overspill. anyhow back to defoliation, the stalks on the leaves are a bit thick and attatched to well to pull off gently, so what do you think cut them with razor blade was my first thought, but it worries me about wether to snip tight at the join or leave an inch or a bit of leaf stalk? also as they are nearly there should i bother with a smear of gum or leave the wounds open your thought and opinions would be apreciated ,and hope you dont mind me jacking the thread on this one as it apeared with impecable timing, cheers dudes.