Brush control

A newb question for sure here .

So it's time to do some de-foliage and get rid of energy wasting growth .
When is the best time to do it .. at lights on , right before lights out ..
Before feeding / watering or right after in the middle ...

Or doesn't it matter much as long as it gets done

Just get it done. I do a light one before she goes into flower, and a heavier one around day 21.

I'm at like day 23 or 24 ... I've lost track and it needs done

Lights on so u not bumping into things or stabbing yourself with scissors or secateurs however you try get most done in veg so u barely touch em in bloom ideally

I did what I thought was moderately heavy trim job a few days before I flipped Things looked pretty good to me .
Now I know better .. just learning as I go along .