Grade my attempt at defoliating at 7 weeks (Gold Leaf)

This plant is at 7wks autoflower. This plant was getting too bushy, so I bit the bullet and thinned her out a bit. Did I overdo it?

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Looks good! You typically don’t want to remove more than 30% of the foliage at one time. I defoliate all the way through the grow right up until about the last 3-4 weeks. I usually just take the leaves that are blocking bud sights. I also like to take the bottom 30% of leaves to allow air circulation. I also remove most of the interior leaves to get light down into the center of the plant.

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