First Run Fastbuds Fastberry

The plant took on nice growth and gained some color this week! Lots of visable bud sites and flowering starting to happen. Used recharge as a semi flushing agent and water for a feeding before switching nutrients to Canna boost and MOAB pk booster starting on the next feeding. The buds starting to come in have a dark deep purple in them and look amazing. Darkest purple I have seen in a plant and super happy with it. The plant has started reaching the point where my inner branches are starting to touch so having to train them away from each other or start letting them go upward. Wanting to do some defoliation but waiting for a few more newer branches to get a little longer. Any suggestions on how to train the branches away from each other? or defoliation when everything is starting to get closer to each other to allow light but not stunt growth?