Prune them or keep them !!????

These little buds growing on the branches. Should I prune them to give more energy to the bigger colas or keep them and let them grow ? 3 weeks into flower the canopy is pretty much level the smaller buds are getting some light

All depends on what you want........all tight nice bud gets trimmed for smoking. All trim and loose lower buds go to the bubble bags and cooking. Just how I do it......you might want something different......

I personally would just keep them. They look like they are getting plenty of light and cutting them off isnt going to make a noticeable difference in anything, other than maybe shocking the plant a little