Yo Tio , love the fat nuggets in the wheelbarrow and yes,I wanna some soaring sativa highs !
Folks, UB is straight shooter he dont bullshit y all, I used to defoliated my ladies and thought to going to make popcorns into colas...till Tio Ben explained depth of the foliages and root system and i took Tio Ben's advice and i paid attention more on the foliage and root system, quit playing around with bottles. Now i have more healthiest plants and more bountiful yield than my old practice with defoliation and bloom boosters.
To OP, im not stopping ya to do the defoliation test, but i feel that you got more buds because of unknown genetic you got but I bet you wont do well with sativa strains without losing leaves in the long flowering period. Please be more open minded about everyone's style of growing and learn tips from each other. I still highly recommend y'all to take Tio Ben's advice and see for yourself. Hope everyone have a best meds to smoke
happy gardening.