tomato plant leaves

This wont be detrimental to the plant will it!? Im just hoping the tomato grows bigger!!!

Nah - they'll be fine. If you've let cordons grow into bushes Id be tempted to remove the side shoots even if they're carrying fruit , I know its painful but a few nice tomatoes are better than lots of small green ones 

You really should only remove the leaves from below the lowest truss of tomatoes

Some of the old boys I know remove most of the leaves from the plants when they feel its set enough fruit. The chap next door has removed all but 2 -3 at the top within the last week or so.

I know we've done the do/don't argument to death but removing 1 too many shouldn't cause the plant to keel over and die.

i found a couple of side shoots that got too big i chucked in in a plant pot with some compost they are now flowering and producing fruit!

I start with the intention of cutting of leaves below the first truss, but always end up taking of loads and also as Livinhope does cut the leaf branches in half.  Depends really on what sort of jungle I am fighting to get through, which this year is pretty thick.  I have done this for three years and they all seem to be ok after.  I don't go as far as leaving just two or three leaves at the top though, maybe towards the end of the season for that, but I know people do use this method.