I also remove small internal branches that wont make it to the outside or top of the canopy. I strip the bottom 3rd of the plant before the stretch. I hope that it ends up being 3ft of a 12ft plant but really all I want to do is open the plant up for airflow and keep the lower branches up off the ground. Pests and mold are your two biggest enemies.
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Bit the bullet and responded to advice and guidance; thanks for the great support. Crossin my fingers now and hoping I’ve done an ok job 
That looks great, you won’t be disappointed!!
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Very impressive
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How tall ?
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I have had plants split, looked like a loss, but if you bring the two branches together and hold them together with some duct tape, grass, really anything. These plants have an amazing ability to recover, there is a good chance it will recover. Its worth a try, especially if the branch that split, had lots of buds on it, or the potential to.
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@Sparky62
Triming off leaves does not damage future bud sites.
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Nice lollipop. Thanks for asking your question because I learned too. I decided to do part of it today and part next weekend. Between the 5 plants I had armloads of branches. Here is the result of today’s effort.
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Excellent!! Love that mesh support as well. My biggest plant is approaching 7 feet in height so next job is to get some bamboo supports in.
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Thegovernorm … Approaching 7 feet
Sorry to lean on you guys for advice again so soon ……. Been reading about “the stretch” and it appears that during this Flowering stretch the plant can double in size/height!! My plant is nearly 7 ft tall so even an extra 2 feet would be bonkers and too much.
My question is this; is it too late for me to top again? Any pros and cons?
Cheers again 
I dont wanna give you bad advice so i wont give you any but can i ask why you dont want it so tall ?
Just worried I might lose control lol. Read one article that said a plant can double in size!! No real other reason.
You are good to top if you want right up until flower. I just supercropped the 4 tallest shoots this were. They were over 12 feet so I bent them over to right around 10.5 feet.
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Can you share a pic , i would love to see
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Me too!
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@Sparky62 you can bend her over. I doubt a 7ft plant will double in height but the plant can double in overall size. Dont top it. Supercrop it or bend the plant gradually until its the height you want it.
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Wow , very impressive, how much do you expect to harvest from the bottom pic , ballpark
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