Anytime your stems cross, or are above and shading one another your losing buds.
What I do is lean thew plant over at transplant and then bend the stem(s) further using anchor lines.
The plant in the picture was planted at about a 45 degree angle, and then pulled over further using anchors.
It also helps spread the plant horizontally at a lower level.hmm transplanting on a 45 degree angle, never though of that. Guess it keeps the height down as well, thanks