Thank you!!!!I defoliate starting around day 15-20 and continue weekly well into flower. Take the big fans that are covering the lower “tops” first…this will encourage more tops, and help even out the canopy. Most strains handle defol once a week with little or no stress.
For the second round of defol start taking medium fans on the insides of the branches, encouraging nodes to reach up and become their own top. This works better on some strains than others, but is usually very beneficial.