Crop steering doesn't have to be complicated. You just need smaller pots. You don't even have to change the watering cycle once you have a base time when starting flower. As the plant gets bigger and fills out with roots, it will start consuming more water. I don't use moisture meter, I guesstimate by lifting the pot before the next watering. I'd say I start with about 40% - 50% dry back and by the end of flower it's close to 60% -70%. I use 6" pots with 1/4" rockwool cubes on a drip. I start my cycle an hour after lights on and stop 2 hours before lights off. My plants finish anywhere from 2.5 to 3 feet. I would like to use 4" pots. I have netting holding them up, otherwise the would fall over from all those fat nugs. I have noticed a huge difference in bud density and potency, since I started crop steering. I can't give you any other knowledge , because I don't know what method of growing you're using. Besides manipulating air/water temps, Humidity, and CO2, this subject can get more in depth and precise, but for your average home grower the expense of a moisture meter for rockwool and other things is generally not worth the time, headache, or cost
