I totally agree with this .
If you keep messing with things all the time …. you won't be sure of what worked or didn't work .
Take notes of your grow and learn what works for YOUR grow .
When cloning , I just use tap water . No roots yet .
I'm not knocking using rooting gel / powder in the water . It's just that I have never tried it .
You could be on to something . If it works , it would be worth the extra cost .
Terrible loss .
I would put money on it that you will NEVER make this mistake ever again .
Hopefully , others will learn from your post and not make the same mistake .
As you have said , it could have been worse .
Don't worry . Just smoke a bowl and breathe .
Now set timers to what you want and go on with life .
It's just a weed . Don't tell the plants you had a brain fart . They won't know .
I have been growing for years and have never givin them a 24 hour period of darkness before flowering . Nature...
It's going to depend on the size of your clones .
If you take 16 clones . Veg them to about 8 " without topping .
If you get one oz per plant , that's a pound of good smoke .