i wasnt thinking of just pruning the leaves that are always there im talking about the leaves that form in the buds. theres just too many and i feel like its taking up space for the buds. and yeah i have the top set of leaves so its all good i chopped off all the leaves below the middle and i cut two more today. but im stag growing it which means u cut it inhalf when u harvest and let the bottom half grow nice and tall and poduce more bud. some ppl take like 3 inches off of theres to try getting every single bud u pick be as potent as the top.