1st Grow: ILGM Northern Lights Autoflowe

Ok NOW we're all caught up! I've done some heavy defoliation which I might end up regretting but I couldn't help myself. I kept readjusting the wires to continue to LST and would notice big ass leaves covering all the budding bud sites...what's a guy to do, ya know? Just let all the LED light go to waste on some foliage and have the light spectrum change as it passes through the leaf, signaling to the bud site that it should be more concerned with passing water and nutrients higher up the plant instead of growing into a big bud to be pollinated? Hell no. All of them continue to respond well to the LST. I don't know how much longer I need to continue doing it but I'm planning on stopping once the buds start to really expand into BUDS. No nutrient burns, no over or under watering. Everything is pHd and PPMd correctly. I'll be leaving for a vacation and be gone for 5 days next week so I'm still trying to figure out what to do...but really I'm thinking just a heavy watering with none/limited nutes and some strict LST and have em wait until I come back. All in all, I'd say they're doing pretty well and I'm happy about their growth! edit: OH and lots of leaf tucking, which is why an eagle eyed user here might see some leaves with holes, tears, brown spots etc. Do not fret, my friend. It is just me shoving those leaves behind :)