Hey Roccus, your doing great for your first grow, I know it's hard cutting off some of those pretty leaves, especially your first grow, I know your first plant is a good one to learn from , some don't even do anything but watch it grow ,that's how you learn, after when you get used to how MJ grows, then they start training an defoliating to get larger harvests, your doing great ,if you don't want to cut some leaves, just push the ones that's blocking bud sites under some of the others so those buds can get more light.