First Grow 2 weeks into flower can i remove bottom branches and leaves

[TheGr33nMan]

Sup growweedeasy i am a new grower my first grow is 2 weeks into flower. can i trim branches at bottom of plants or am i too late
thanks in advanmce

[Potted]

What u propose is called lollipoping where the lower 1/3 of leaves are removed and branches are left,check out the main site for more info.

[Weed Pharma]

Yes, that can be done at this time.

[alltatup]

Hi gr33n, and welcome to the forum. There are many different methods of defoliation, but it would probably help you to read this: https://www.growweedeasy.com/defoliation

She says in this tutorial that many growers have various methods, and I haven't followed her tutorial to a T on my current grow, but rather I have been removing leaves on a daily basis since the switch to 12/12 12 days ago.

So read the tutorial:
don't take too many leaves all at once; watch your plants' growth and make sure they stay nice and vigorious in their growth;
remember that you can do a complete fan leaf removal at the end of week 3;
try to expose as many bud sites to light as you can; they will grow bigger the more light they get the eariler;
tuck leaves rather than snipping them now if you can;
don't allow leaves to sweat or lay on top of each other;
as Nebula says, make sure to leave enough leaves to power the stretch.

Watch the plants closely; it always takes me a little bit of time to look at her so I can figure out what needs to be tied down, what leave needs to be tucked or pinched off, etc.