First Grow Week 5 Of Flower

Hey everyone

So this week marks week 5 of flower and I just have a few questions as harvest comes up on the horizon

Should I begin defoliation of the main leaves ? I’ve been conservative with my pruning and defoliating in general since this is my first grow.

In retrospect I feel as though I should have trimmed more of the lower flower sites off do the plant would focus on the main colas closer to the light.

I know that week 5 is basically smack dab in the Center of the flowering phase so I’m just being cautious before making any more changes.

I’m also aware of other common things to do before harvest such as a nutrient flush 2 weeks prior to harvest, 48 hours of dark prior to harvest, and I could go on since there are many techniques I have seen.

I like to know what you guys think ! Defoliate ? Prune ? Harvest tips ?

Would love to know what you guys think of my plant too

Defoliation of lower leaves that dont get too much light is absolutely fine. Personally I wait until 1 week or even 5 days to flush. That way my girls suck up all they can. I also don't give them total darkness until the last 24 hours. But this is your grow not mine. Best of luck to you and yours.

As far as looks...fishing for compliments? I think you know.

Plant looks great. I think it’s ahead of mine at 5 weeks flowering. I wouldn’t do anything to it except keep the dead or dying leaves cleaned up. Here’s mine at 5 weeks for comparison.