Hi, Bromeliad lovers

I'm in Gainesville. It was in the 20s here last night with a wind chill that makes today's 40s seem like 30s. I only brought my bromies in this a.m. and read of CKhoney's problems in Buffalo so extrapolated. However, I already had dead flowers and was loath to cut them. Should I and, if so, how far down on the stem from where the flowers begin?

I realize this may already have been discussed but when I searched ahead of time, the search engine did not understand my key word combination. Maybe I input the search terms incorrectly.

Thanks in advance!!