I have seen Mephistos strains handle topping with no problem did not slow them down.I don't believe it'll stunt her hardly, or at all. I first thought any bit of stress to an auto will severely stunt their progress, then I tried mephisto strains, they're bullet proof lol. I've stretched, twisted, chopped, cut, and they just keep on growing, topping, fimming, lst, it all just has to be done before flower and nothing ill will become of it. The reason I took them off though, is because my setup is 16"x16" with a max height of 22" from dirt to light, I want full light penetration to the secondary branches, and not have the plant waste any energy growing fan leaves, in hopes these branches gain height fast, so when I drop the scrog down, it'll fill it nicely. Thanks for checking her out!
So a few leaves should be no problem.