Hi thought someone might think this way because I heard it before.....but I've also seen videos of white widow plants being manicured...or leaves taken off of them...even when they wern't finished budding.....I always use to go by your way of growing....And it may very well be the best advice....I went ahead and did it anyways because....I believed they would have a temperary set back but they will grow more better...cause of more light....growth will be more focused on the buds injstead of leaves....to allow buds to grow even better...There are plenty of leaves.....still on the plants....I'm learning....they look much happier and better but yield may be affected it sounds like...thank you for sharing.....