Flowering check

hello, it's been 2.5 weeks since the 12/12 pass, i'm tempted to defoliate the plant or not. what do you think and how do you rate plants in their development stage ? Greetings

Completely up to you. Some growers don't touch their plants the whole grow, others butcher the heck out of them. I prune for light penetration and shaded bud sites. Other than that, I don't really touch the plants. Balls in your court my friend, how you play the game is based on the rules you set.