Big lower leaves first, then leaves pointing inwards the plant. You have done really good job training the plant So dont worry about the "sucker branches"
You have lots of "sucker branches" that actually waste energy from the plant. By removing those useless sticks You are freeing energy for Main colas resulting into bigger, denser buds.
https://www.growweedeasy.com/lollipopping-cannabis-tutorial
Considering time/effort vs return its not worth flowering plant so quickly. (unless you run like 20plants at once)
There are many ways to train plant. Trial & error is the best way of learning what suits you.
Here is how i usually train mine.