Ugh. Ok technically, rhetorically you are right. If you assume green light is being used, yes, you're right.
If you assume a normal growing situation with absorbable light, what is it then?
Lets be real. Living leaf tissue absorbs light, dead leaf tissue does not.
It's a better explanation for those who haven't studied horticulture: leaves absorb light.
Especially those big leaves which absorb more light on the basis of surface area. It seems to me that plucking big leaves in favor of small leaves is a bit silly.
Not to mention that it is a bit disingenuous to put that information out there where inexperienced growers say: aww fuck all these big green leaves are getting in the way! At which point they pluck them all off and we see a thread that starts:Help! Plants don't look healthy!
If you want to be technically correct, take two cuttings, grow them in the same situation, and show me in empirical terms how the redistribution of photosynthate can enhance interior or lower flower bud production or weight by using defoliation.
My prediction: no statistical difference.
This is an extreme view picking all the leaves off, the opposite extreme is just as bad imo some folk leave all the dead leaves and yellow leaves on their plants as well as lower popcorn through fear
that if they touch anything the plant will turn hemi, or that all plants grow perfectly and do not need any training because of stupid myths populated by imbeciles
there are even folk on this forum who actually believe that the light leak from an extension cord can cause a plant to turn hemi more imbecilic myths
finding the correct balance is what it is all about, that is the fun of experimenting
i prefer to keep lush newer growth on my plants removing the smaller leaves shoots and lower growth , selectively removing some of the larger leaves to allow a better spread of light
over the canopy which helps lower and middle branches to climb upto the light and become colas, i try to keep as many leaves as possible but at the same time create a more open canopy
maximizing the air flow through the plants, i would only encourage you to do your own experiments, rather than wait for others to do it for you, or tell you its ok to follow a certain course of action
peace