Hey all! Happy 420 from up in Canada!! So things are proceeding well with my twin White Widow grow so far and its almost to the point where vegging is almost over and its time to flower (AH! I'm so proud of my girls!). Anyways, fresh off of reading Nebula's Flowering Stage Defoliation Tutorial but I still have a few questions.

1) Noticed the guide mention that she was taking leaves of a healthy plant. Now my girls aren't in bad health but they have had some issues with ph and maybe a slight deficiency (not sure which one, I have a few brown spots on a few leaves on both plants), could of been a nutrient lock out as a result of the ph issue, I digress. So finally the question. Are there situations where defoliation would only hider bud production? If so, what are they?

2) Since this is my first grow, would you fine people say that i should not defoliate? Since the guide mentions for noobs to use caution when using this technique.

3)How much is too much? The guide says to take only fan leaves in the shady undergrowth and some from the soon to be bud sites and to leave a few leafs around the colas. Anything else i should be aware of?

Thanks gang!