Thoughts on removing small branch on Phal spike

[climbtheplanet]

I've had this Phal a year and it has produced 3 spikes. I acquired it during its second spike which was about 15-18 inches long and had nice big flowers. This current (3rd) spike has been growing for at least 3 months and started to branch a few weeks ago.

This is the first spike I have seen grow on this plant, but as its showing buds and is only 8 inches long it seems like it will stay much smaller than the last spike. The spike was growing nicely but seemed to slow down when it branched, and the current branch isn't super inspiring.

So, is this a situation where it would be best to cut the branch to allow the plant to continue putting its energy into the single spike? I've searched around but no where have I found anyone advocating for pruning branches.

I do use a weak water mixed orchid fertilizer as directed so I believe the plant has enough nutrients. I have an Oncidium I feed with the same mix and it is putting out double spikes that are growing like gangbusters.