What would be better?????????

i have a question. what would be better? to cut the lower branches that are obviously not going to produce proper buds and risk putting the plant in shock or just leaving it be? they are three weeks into flower. thanks in advance
santacruz_organic Reviewed by santacruz_organic on . SSH UPDATE (PICS) I got some good news, my plants are out of shock and growing rapidly. I started my clones, after they rooted, on Oct. 1 and for the first week and a half i had no growth due to shock. this probably happened due to over lighting (from cfl's to 2 1000w) or from nutrient burn. at first i was worried but then i realized i was just an impatient stoner. now my plants are growing almost an inch a day and have A LOT of node regions. It is my first time using HID lights and they are working better then Rating: 5