Hey Porcha, i can't see, your plants, but if you can't tuck them behind another leaf, cut them off, just don't take very many off at one time.
You need to read
Green75 ,or watch his videos, he is the best grower around here, period, no doubt about that, and he is a heavy defoliator, I've heard him say that he hates leaves, he shows you exactly what he does in his videos, like I said, he knows his sh-t. It's not coming from a book either, he learned from experience, check out his grows, they will amaze you, I promise, and you can learn so much by watching his videos, I've watched so many of them, I feel like I owe him money, and will gladly pay him too, for the information.
GoodLuck Porcha.