Don't cut the leaves off, that's where the plant is creating all it's energy from. Pinching off flowers and buds is a different story, with varying opinions.

Jay

Yes, you don't want to cut leaves produce your energy to make more peppers. When the plants are small, with a small root system, of your plant sets too many peppers, removing some of the flowers helps make the plant grow faster on the other hand, the pepper plants branch at points where they produce peppers. I like mine to branch so they make even more peppers later on. You have a nice sized healthy plant. I'd let it do it's thing.

Very nice looking plant. Are you growing indoors?

Dennis

Thx for the info guys. No Dennis I just took it inside because a big thunderstorm was coming with wind gusts over 60mph.