I got a little carried away with the scissors which was fun until afterwards when I had realised what I had done. Much better to trim with a pair of scissors instead of just pulling the leaves off, for me at least I dont know about the plant. my plant is pretty healthy and was absolutely covered so I thought id try to trim to keep the heads clear. Just been feeling the weight of the pot every day and its so light I one night gave it an extra 500ml of water and it stood up straight so Im thinking ill continue this every few days also. Its the 4th day since I defoliated and I think its looking well. I was planning to flower next tuesday but for now Ill have to wait and see how it looks. I dont want to flower it if there is not enough nodes stacked together.