Should I defoliate?

[Itsasecret]

Day 24 above ground (GSC auto). I have 2 different phenotypes on the go. This one is small and bushy compared to the others. Would you guys defoliate at this stage?
Thanks.

 

[Itsasecret]

The little bushy one is at the front left. Do I just need to let her stretch out a little bit more?

 

[dphipps1020]

I defoliate when I top and tie my girls down, clean them up so they're shaped how I want them. I basically tie them down and anything below the tie gets cut off. Sometimes I leave an extra couple nodes to fill the center and make a few more colas. It looks like it's been quadlined? I would probably try and make it a little wider, so it goes past the edge of the pot. It looks like you still have some room in your tent to play around with, might as well take advantage of it. Looks good otherwise though. Here's a few pictures of mine for an example. Not sure if you can see or not but that was just over a week ago. I have another post that shows them better, when I first did them, and more. Here's the link.
https://forum.growweedeasy.com/forum/growing-community/396781-different-grows-different-post

 

[Itsasecret]

Hello again. Thanks for your reply.
Yep, they’ve all been quadlined. Nodes 1 and 2 removed from all 3 plants. This one must be leaning more towards the Indica side where as the other 2 are screaming Sativa at me. So mush more squashed and compact compared to the other 2. Fills back in by the next day after training. Doesn’t drink as much as the other 2 either..they seem extra thirsty to me? Drinking 1.7L every 48hrs. The little bushy one drinks about 1.4L every 48hrs.

 

[dphipps1020]

I've noticed that with a few of mine as well. Some don't drink much at all and others it's almost like they can't get enough, even if they're about the same size.