Here's the deal...You can remove some leaves in veg and get away with it, because the flower is not in season yet, getit?...The fan leaves are your plants temperature sensors, they breath...If you screw-up and they don't get fed...those leaves will keep your plant alive. Pretty good advice up above, but to answer you Q...In the words of My great Father...Not only NO, But HELL NO...lol goodluck and leave the leaves...:smokin: