hey man, looking awesome. there has been and will continue to be a lot of debate about trimming, removing, lollipoping, etc. In my case, I had a similar situation where the leaves were interfering with the transpiration of each other. I trimmed out because I didn't think that would be good. The reality is the plants are living beings. They will adapt to the situation in the best manner that they can. You can go in and fuck around or more politely "manage" their growth and you may get some better results. The most important thing is that you are comfortable with whatever you do, it has to make sense to you. There is no one particular way that is the best. Everyone's sitaution is different and you need to see what will work best for you.