Question about defoliation

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Howdy y’all! Happy Halloween!

After my previous grow, I decided to remove as many branches as possible to not end up with popcorn weed at harvest. I’ve now defoliated my current grow more than I had my previous one.

I took these pics today.

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The small side branches growing off the main branches are what I mainly want to remove, leaving the colas of the main branches only. Would removing these affect my final yield or only fatten the bud sites I leave?

Edit: I’m in flower, day 26.

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My take on it is that since your canopy is not very deep, I’d keep the the tertiary branches and adjust the light accordingly.

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Thanks for your input! The growth are receiving light, so I won’t defoliate any more and see how the results are.

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So for scrog always chop what’s below the net, good work there. If you look at the plant you can usually tell “real” branches for the scraggly ones. I chop any little tiny branches that are just like randomly popping up or are noticeably undersized. Also put your hand through the canopy. If you can’t see light at a certain depth I would cut anything below that point.

Two other things to consider

  • at this point you’re done or near done with the growing part. Whatever you cut off will likely not be replaced
    -I usually do a thorough cut and then let the plant decide. Some plants will heavily push more bud sites. To me this means the plant has more to offer and I generally keep these. Worst case they go to hashin. If the plant doesn’t push new buds or only a few small ones. I know I’m at a sweet spot and I just pinch any little guys that come up
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I wouldn’t do major interventions in such an advanced flower stage, could stunt her and become counterproductive … beer3|nullxnull

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