I think the whole purpose of the SCROG is to keep them down. They may stay down for awhile, but I'm guessing they will start to reach up toward your lights in every direction. How long are you going to have them without the SCROG?
I'm new here and just trying to help out, but someone that's very proficient in SCROGging may have some advice for you.
Scratch that, I just re-read your words. If you are 5 weeks into flowering, they should be pretty much just be flowering at this point and shouldn't stretch out too much more. Again, I'm just guessing.
Any stress on your part may well create a herm/s, even tho they are well matured into their respective sexus, stay sharp for pollen balls due in 2-3 weeks? if you must be very gentle
been there done that you will have to become a spider to put your grow back everything will be falling all over it self its a real pita only time I did it was also the frist time I had ever seen bud rott
If it comes off without tugging any branches or buds you will probably be fine. My buds literally grow and weave themselves in and out of my scrog. So i definetly cannot remove it. If yours grow the same way, just leave it