I understand all that. I have room for thousands, so I always have pet projects in play.
(yeah, it's a male weed plant. lol)
I have another that will grow 12' in a 2 gallon pot that was a result of accidental extreme stressing, and I kept it instead of killing it. The one on the far left is over 6' tall. 1 in 50 is a 10 inch dwarf. I've been trying to capture it for years, but the dwarfs have all been females to far and will not clone
so I need a male. And I'll be lucky if seeds ripen because it finishes in 12 weeks from seed.
So I absolutely get saving phenos.
The brother doesn't have that luxury and only has room for a couple plants and is growing for smoke. The weakling will take up precious room for at least 4 months so that's why I say kill it.