Pruning plants during flowering.

Hi there,
i have 5 plants growing in my closet, all are budding well but i'm getting short on space. If i cut away alot of the leaves to get more light to the buds will this effect the budding? or do the buds grow by themselves without the leaves? I'm thinking that i should cut away maybe 50% of them. Any advise much appriciated

from what i have read you will do better to keep the leaves on. but if you must trim away any yellowing/dead leaves

yyour gonna get a lot of ppl that say not to cut which is where i stand and you will get em to say it fine i think you should tye down the top and tuck blocking leaves away.. cutting during flower is stress and an extra week or 2 flowering

That sounds like a plan, i'll tuck them away and cut away any dodgy ones. Cheers guys