Raining On My West Coast Weed

[Cinister1]

Hi all! New to this forum. Not a total newbie to growing but only grow outside. I’m in British Columbia, Canada on the West (wet) Coast. So much rain over the last week, my potted plant got bud rot. Caught it relatively quickly so I cut it all off and am salvaging what I can. 3 more in the ground are still ok and were not anywhere near the potted plant. My healthy 3 are Sativa and are huge. I defoliated 2 weeks ago really well. Issue is it’s still pouring rain and they just keep getting bushier. I’m afraid to take more leaves off as I read it can cause wounds at this budding stage. I just don’t want to mess them up. Any advice?