Toms question

Hi all
I have a greenhouse full of tomatoes which are (mostly) touching the roof and have loads of flowers some of which are nursing little Toms.
I've read conflicting views about the benefits of cutting off leaves and stems that are not producing to allow the fruit to develop and ripen.
Is it advisable to cut off these leaves/stems? Does it do more harm than good and when is the best time to do it?
The tomato plants are both bush and cordon type.

Any advise would be much appreciated.

 

I have only removed leaves later in the season to allow extra light to the tomatoes, but not sure it helped ripen the tomatoes any faster ...
Dave

 

I heard that the leaves help to sweeten the toms & if you remove to many leaves they wont be as sweet I only remove my bottom leaves when they start to discolour (go yellowish)

 

I read an article some time back which stated that a good way of increasing cordon tomato yield - in areas where the growing season is short - is to allow just one side shoot to develop into a second leader. Pinch out all side shoots except the one immediately below the first flower truss. This will develop into a second leader which can be trained up a second cane or string. The theory is that when it comes to the time to pinch out the top growth there will be already more trusses in the process of ripening.

I am giving this one a try this year on some plants to make a comparison.

Kevin