I have been growing twenty plus years, many different strains and growing conditions, and with the exception of a severe powdery mildew situation have never defoliated to the extant that i see in your photos. Defoliating that much of the vegetation is going to shock the plant, slow overall bud growth and development. The biggest buds i have ever grown came in this year and they were on plants grown outdoors and on plants that didnt have even a single leaf removed. Mother nature does know her business and she puts those leaves on for a reason, in the case of an indoor grow , you are starting off with some deficit to begin with as even good led setups do not give what the sun can. I just cant see the science or the rational behind such sever defoliation. If im missing something please feel free to enlighten me, and just like the guys who use molasses to water their seedlings and claim it "makes the difference" please dont take offense , but after seeing so many people do certain things, i have to think its some weird condition you guys have that makes you want to tinker with your plants so much. Is it an impulse? or obsession with ridding yourself of the hay smell on your dry room, because i can tell you where that comes from, harvesting to early, period.