Ok the proper way to defoliate is about 1.5 weeks before you are rdy to flip to 12/12 you will take any and all leafs that have a steam on it to cut if you have to dig for the stem then that leaf isn’t rdy to be clipped then after that you flip to 12/12 keep them clean of fan leafs with stems for the first week of stretching then let them be for a week then in the 3rd week of flower you do your final leaf removal and that’s it from that point on you will only take leafs that are dmg or blocking light 
from bud sights the years of no light hitting the floor are gone you want light to go threw canopy so all bud sights are getting light. Also you still clean the bottom 8 inches like normal to the stalk even with defoliation you still don’t want the suckers on the bottom that will not turn to anything
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