no you cant just go cutting off leafs to let light below
this will just slow the plant down and in some cases shock the plant ,
the leafs absorb the light,this is where photosynthesis happens turning the light into energy for growth ,
if you want to get light down to the lower bud sites just fold and tie leaves out of the way and maximum exposure to the light look up LST this helps loads (i lst my plants in every grow for maximum results)
hope this helps m8
cheers all