Smossoo wrote: I just defoliated this little 'Bonsai in training' to get smaller leaves. ..also wired it. Reminds me of a 'Tree of Life'. I know it has one long branch but I am hesitate to trim it to match the branch on the other side .... I need some advice please. It is in a make-shift Bonsai dish for now. . Thank you in advance ...

You should be working on ramification / branch placement / trunk etcetera before trying to get smaller leaves.
I don't understand why you removed all foliage, except at the tips?

Correct me if I am wrong, we have the main branch and it splits and splits until we have a system of smaller and smaller twigs. This “twigginess” is evocative of a mature tree, ramification. With this kind of ficus you cut all the leaves off and the branch develops plenty new twigs, if you only clip the tip it may just turn and break a new tip where the old was clipped. Thats the reason why you take the leaves off.