You can take your clones anytime in veg or flower. Yes the clones take longer to root and to revert to veg state but the good part of that is that the growth rate is full of vigor when she does start to grow. This is when I personally take mine now, until this year I always took them in veg but now am a believer in letting them flower and taking the bottom branches once they first start to show flowering.
Use your dome to keep them hydrated and I recommend superthrive, just one drop in your mister bottle when you mist them each day. Best of luck to you and remember the only dumb question is one you don't ask.