I have enjoyed your science threads . Have you considered cutting off half of your roots to save water ? You know to see if they really need all those extra roots ?
Nope the plants will be stressed the fuck out enough as it is. Something cool did happen today though, i topped one of the seedlings WAY earlier than i should have, and not only does it still look healthy but the new branches are beginning to develop. After i see how it responds i may try it again. Since i know the lights aren't really ideal and they wont get large, topping may be necessary to ensure they dont die. I also moved 2 of them outside. One seems unchanged the other is slumped over already. Despite the hate im getting its intresting to see first hand how plants respond to poor conditions, rather than just doing what people tell me.
All admit that most if not all of my plants will die, but ill pick up some knowledge.
If more than one makes it to harvest i might flush one and not the other to see how the flush effects it.
Anyway seems like the consensus is that a final flush is a waste of water huh?