Yeah its a worry leaving them behind, but i dont know if i am going to be able to remove the roots of the males without doing major damage to the roots of the remaining females.
With the missus on leave last week and again this week, i have only tended to my grow once last week, and am going away for a week today as well, so they aren't getting the attention they require, but they seem to be doing quite well. The screen has really filled out nicely.
Just on the root issue, the one time i checked my plants this week, they were finally starting to show sex (been 3 weeks on 12/12 now). I managed to identify one male, so i chopped it. tried to remove the roots gently, but as i tugged on the remaining part of the stem i could see the disturbance it was causing right across the try, right up to and even under the other plants.
Will try and remove the roots again when i get back, and i'm sure by then will have to chop a few more males out as well. Thinking i may just have to risk leaving the roots behind.
More photo's when i get back.