chopping of leaves for sunlight to bud sight

[Esaron]

Im supposed to cut off leaves to get light to areas that the leaves were blocking, right? If i can move the leaves or tuck them down, should I do that instead? I just wanna make sure it wont hurt the plants (4th day of flowering come midnight) and retard their growth before I start lopping off leaves.

[Esaron]

another question so i dont make another thread: how will I know when its about a week before harvest? I'm planning on flushing a week before, but I don't know how to tell when theres a week left, just when its already time.

[Atkeni]

Tucking them is preferable

[psteve]

1. Tuck first, cut tips second, remove only as last resort.
2. If you don't know the strain you're growing well enough to know the life cycles, then just start flushing when you see milky white trichomes.