What pigeon said.. I just finished my first grow and did a.defol in veg and flowering, all it did was set me back. All you do is pretty much force the plant to grow new leaves.
I flipped her him into flower about 4 days ago and I don't want the baby chutes blocking out the main stem from the light. So I'll continue tucking until I get room to tie off
I feel your pain of continually tucking. The leaves work their way out of that tucked position eventually, and you end up tucking the same leaves over and over. I got tired of this and decided to tie the big fan leaves out of the way, by using wire to hold them to their main branches. This works extremely well, and you're not stressing the plant at all, really. You could also tie the leaves down to the lid of your container, etc.