Should I remove some fan leaves?

[smodgrow]

I've got four plants under a 600w HPS. I'm not sure of the strain but I got them as clones from a guy. It's been 18 days since I planted them. I'm a bit concerned that I may have overwatered the plants when I first planted them and now their first leaves are too big. It seems like a couple of the top fan leaves are shading some of the colas underneath so they could be getting much more light if I were to remove the leaves. I've had a look online and all the discussion I've found about removing fan leaves is heavily debated but they don't seem to mention removing just a couple of leaves. I'll attach a few photos and please let me know what you think.

 

[YzFiReCaT]

Why dont you start training it. No need to snip that young. Try tucking fan leaves or training. If you had to wouldn't kill it or anything.

 

[smodgrow]

Why dont you start training it. No need to snip that young. Try tucking fan leaves or training. If you had to wouldn't kill it or anything.

I was thinking about starting training but this is my first time growing so I didn't want to make things too complicated for myself haha. One plant in particular I was thinking about training. In the first picture on my post I don't know if you can see but I topped it, and now the middle cola is being outgrown by two coming from the side. Should I just wrap some twine or something around those and pull them down a little bit so the middle on is getting more light?

 

[YzFiReCaT]

I was thinking about starting training but this is my first time growing so I didn't want to make things too complicated for myself haha. One plant in particular I was thinking about training. In the first picture on my post I don't know if you can see but I topped it, and now the middle cola is being outgrown by two coming from the side. Should I just wrap some twine or something around those and pull them down a little bit so the middle on is getting more light?

Yea i just tie mine towards the top and bend it over to a side with string. Growth is bendy so you wont hurt ur plant. Its a very simple method. I tie right to my pots.

 

[smodgrow]

Yea i just tie mine towards the top and bend it over to a side with string. Growth is bendy so you wont hurt ur plant. Its a very simple method. I tie right to my pots.

Do you just tie all the highest colas down?

 

[YzFiReCaT]

Yea pretty much once it gets goin. Its especially important during flower for even production. These are mine outside all tied up its non stop now full on veg