SOIL Autoflower, trim covering leaves?

[Ganjaman420]

Hello!

I’m growing this northern lights autoflower, i’m one month in from when i planted the seed (27 days from it came up from soil). The leaves are getting thick and will soon be covering some of the light coming on the lower branches, so my question is.. can i safely trim some of the bigger leaves, or will it stress the plant significantly?

 

[quirk]

Bend, tuck, tie down, remove when necessary is my auto training mantra.

 

[Ganjaman420]

Nice! What size pots are those?

 

[quirk]

Thanks Ganjaman. 5 gallon

 

[Ganjaman420]

Should i trim the fan leaves covering the new growth? I think i might be about one week away from flowering. And should i cut whole branches off or just the leaves?