Defoliate this bush 44 days in flower?

[letstry]

Here she is, bushy as ever and I am worried about them useless buds down there. Would you guys defoliate/lolli it or just harvest the big boys ontop and let the lower ones ripen a bit more?

Thanks alot eh

 

[Miyagismokes]

I am worried about them useless buds down there

Damn, son...
You should've handled this weeks ago.
Since you didn't, I'd harvest the colas and come back for the B sides later.
I hate b cuts, so all that shit would've been long gone for me.

 

[Cx2H]

Me personally, if I had missed a good defol right before flip I would thin out the center big fans and any shaders.

Harvest big colas and leave the fluff on for a few more weeks. If not all of it goes into the trim box for other projects or hard times.

 

[18B]

Yeah 44 days is a bit deep...you should strip the plant 5-7 days before flower...then again at day 30 of flower..lollipop etc..let it finish and harvest your bud

 

[friedguy]

At this point I would harvest the tops when ready and then come back for the bottoms when they are ready. I would probably throw in some supplemental lighting for the low stuff and gently spread it as much as possible (and maybe a light defoliation) to get as much light down there as possible.

 

[letstry]

I ended up lolipopin and defoiliating. Im sure itll stunt the growth a crap ton but id rather harvest all at once instead of a half n half, I wont have the time to double harvest for these two. i will add my old crappy leds back into the tent. I posted pictures on my crinkle kush grow journal

https://www.rollitup.org/t/crinkle-kush-clone-grow.969141/