pinching is awesome to get lower branches to explode...i did this to one and not her sister and big difference within 1week!
Hst is really Lst with a bit more stress in the bends....but really each plant is different...some like it some not so much as i have found! one of mine...twisted sisters sis, got a split in the main stem from trying to bend to much...she did not like it...but she was a different strain! they where just seeded at same time. really i go by how much the plant can take without to much stress in the bend to start...then i work the same bend after a week to go more...slowly they can do almost what you want!!! starting younger is better as the stems are thinner and more flexible.
Man some plants you can just bend over...once you start to do it you will feel what is too much! my goal was to keep her under 24" and she is almost 3' so...success!
pinching is fim'ing really just about the same! if height is a concern then why not top her...def keeps em shorter to start.... and then try pinching or fim'ing and Lsting all together to get a little bushy bitch!!!
Yea height is the issue here, right now anyway if she has to stay in this 14x11x30 cab all the way through... I'm actually thinking of picking up this local 2x4 grow tent and if I do that then things change a little so I guess I won't decide exactly what I'm going to do until then.
I do have a good amount of experience with lst. Shit more Hst because I was rough with them too haha... I've done most of my lsting after I top my girls though and it works very well! I know exactly what you mean about bending them to much though, I've had one snap right at the V where her tops met
Fortunatley some duct tape and healing fixed her lol...
I think your right though, I should probably try to do exactly what I did with the 2 "mystery girls" and top them at an early age to keep them short.. only this time take some clones and maybe give her a little more time to heal after I do! Thanks again lime and my mind might change again but at least I'm satisfied for now lol!
I'm sooo siked about this WhiteWidow, I've been wanting to grow a white strain from the begining