im day 50 and i havent defoiled much at all the buds are stacked down deep,
i have noticed though 1 strain budding at the base with no light and fat too, when others wont, so i think the depth of bud is also dependant on strain, its mad
Now i see it , instead of removing the whole leaf cut them back enough to let the light through , at this stage of flowering i try to keep as many leaves on the plant as possible ,