Thinning out autos?

Is it wise to thin out some of the big fan leaves? I've heard it helps promote better growth

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No. ESPECIALLY no with autos. You wanna know how to grow successful autos? I'll tell ya:

1) research your genetics
2) start in the pot you will finish in
3) provide a soft, spongey soil with excess aeration to allow the roots to thrive
4) feed delicately until you figure out what the plants demands are
5) don't be afraid to try a little LST but do it early! Some genetics respond well, few will give you fits over LST (so I've heard)
6) don't over water
7) don't defoliate
run a 20/4 light cycle, or similar to that
9) if growth/budding stalls out, switch to 12/12 for a week or so

Damn, I just pulled a load of the big fan leaves off lol
I'm growing in dwc so that's fairly simple

I won't be defoliating again then lol

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Agree with Uncle Remiss, that was a big no-no, learn something new everyday.
It is better to tuck in the leafs or some light LST to get more sunlight in there.

Well this is it when I trimmed it 2 days ago



And this is it today




So doesn't seem to have affected it much



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That's the best way to find out just do it and see what works for you. People say don't transplant autos either but I transplanted my six week old sour crack and she didn't skip a beat.