Having less Non-Defensive buildings better? (Trophy Pushing)

[xDee]

And also in war.
Will having less non defensive building be better on defence against that first star. Without needing the loot from collectors because of a maxed gemmed base. What I'm trying to say is having a fully maxed base with one gold mine and one elixir pump only. No dark drills and only two builders huts. Would that be harder to get the 50% damage?

[Alisreal]

The more the number of buildings, the more difficult it is to get the 50%. Non defensive buildings act as buffers, to prevent that 50%. Removing them from the equation would allow your attacker to get the 50% star just by destroying a few cannons and ATs.