Hi Sal you ask
Does removing the breba when still small help with main crop production and earlier ripening?
Sal most fall by themsleves ones that dont i remove sometimes i miss a few and leave them , last season 1 made it like this season on HC. One also made it on EL.Sals last season , this season that tree none missed .
Each tree type with main crop production and ripeining the figs is different as we know, but removing breba i firmly believe it helps tree concentrate its production on vegatative growth in our spring faster is my thoughts , which of course leads to the shoots growing out and therefore eventully pinching process.
Sal this is what i do in my climate yours is so warm i dont know what to think, like when you mentioned your veggie garden was done for season i was very surprised.