Removing lower branches after topping?

Hello ladies & gentlemen

So i've just topped this lady today, and I was wondering if it's a good idea to remove the lower branches?(look at picture)

If any of you guys have anything else to add that I could improve, feel free!

Thanks for your time, may you all have a lovely weekend!


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No, do not remove the lower branches. Your plant is fairly small and the topping alone will be enough to stress the plant. If you were to remove the bottom branches as well you would really delay your plant's growth. Think about how many leaves the plant has and how large the plant is, there isn't much foliage to begin with at this stage. Top it, give it a week or two after that, then think about defoliating and removing lower branches. It all depends though on how long you're going to veg the plant. Since it is fairly small at this point let's say you topped now then flowered in two weeks. I don't think you would need to defoliate or remove any lower branches.