To the OP, sick first cfl grow. I started with cfls myself, now running a 600w hps two years later, and also my first photo plant which tuned out insanely huge, about the size of my last 4 autos combined, although it was vegged for roughly 2.5 months, and topped. Coming up on harvest in about a week.
Hope you don't mind me sharing a few pics. This is Grizzly Purple Kush. Been a rough grow, this summer has been very hot and humid, grow room temps reached as high as 105. I replaced my hood with a mogul socket and temps are a lot lower now. Had a test smoke, one of the reasons I fou d this post, quick drying method, haha, for a quick dry it gets me ripped, can't wait for the cure smoke. I cut the fan leaves before I hang dry, then jar after, as suggested, using the boveda 62 as someone suggested (sorry can't remember who) thise made curing a lot easier, I would highly recommend using those.
I always think when learning to grow play it safe and try one or two things at a time during a grow. If you felt it worked then use that and next time try something different. So far I grew only autos as they were fast to grow did not have to worry about light schedules. But I was able to learn a lot in the process, mostly about training styles and such. Tried all the methods to see what I liked, and still changing everything for next grow. Keep a journal of what you did and what worked, failures and successes (which are going to happen) and have fun. It's a hobby for me I can not wait for the next grow!