The buds do not actually need the light. The leaves that connect to the buds are what "feed" them the light. As long as your canopy is well lit, you'll be fine. The general rule is if the leaves do not fall off, the plant still wants them. Some people take off the 3 lowest nodes before initiating flowering so the plant has time to heal and then puts all of her energy in the buds that would produce the most anyway in order to "boost" them up a bit.

You should be fine as is. Hope all goes well and we're here to help!