How bright is the light they are under.
I sometimes mist with denatured water in a spray bottle.
I use a small t5 light for cloning in a sperate small tent. If its really bright were you have them, shade them with some bigger plants.
They all wilt a bit at first.
Ive tried both, Thinning fruit results in bigger remaining flowers/fruit. Removing the plant solar panels 'ie leaves' does not'.
I thin for airflow, but if light is hitting the floor its wasted.
I do two types of bending. one in which i snap the inside fibers of the stem. You have to provide support immediately to this bend. The other you can do is bend with weights, yoyos or wire , not snapping the stem.
I wouldn't do anything but harvest it, dry it and smoke it. It looks close.
You could vacuum if you want I wouldn't think it would hurt.
Your Father in law probly smoked a ton of bugs on all that Mex we used to get.