I wouldnt strip any leaves in week 3, this will no doubt affect your potential.. I learned the hard way..
DT, if you arent seeing negative results, you may not be pulling very many...
Amazing grow Dutch Touch,
Great point about the pruning after the stretch.
Stay safe
In my experience I get way better result with some LST and fan leaves removal in veg and bloom. I don't go too hardcore but I surely get some lights in there to make those branches explode with growth.
I think DT ain't a fool, with such a dense canopy his middle and bottom buds will look like shit if he didn't had those fan leaves removed.