trimming healthy leaves to make plant bush

the other day one of my friends who is also a grower trimmed my plant for me. he took off alot of healthy leaves making the plant look like a stick. but he told me that it will make my plant bush out like crazy. ive seen his plants and they look really bushy but ive heard that u should never cut off healthy leaves. what do u think?

just give it time. If you like how it look's after topping and trimming, keep doing it. If you like how it look's without trimming or topping, go for it. It's all your decision, based on how much you like how it look's!!! Enjoy!

Hi, I just wanted to offer another view of forcing branching...Leave the leaves alone. They supply food to the plant. Removing them is a set back and can lead to fungus invasion.
Simply bend the top tip of the plants down below nearby branches and tie them in place for a couple of weeks. You will force more branching and branch growth, and as a result, also get more leafing . No fuss no muss! No stress to the plants and you get more COLAS! Happy gardening