When is a good time to Top?

I am about 3 weeks above soil. Plant is very healthy.. The new leaves that are coming in have 9 leafs.
There are little crowns coming out in between the nodes now.. Should I top now or wait?

I have pictures of the plant but its not letting me upload the stupid thing..

There is a sticky on this site or search for Uncle Ben's topping method. This works really well and you often end up with four main tops or colas.

I top at 5 nodes usually.. Uncle Bens Technique however, is when you grow it to 5 nodes, then top it down to the first two nodes, and you will get 2-4main cola's..

wait till 6 nodes. take it down to just above first node. then u get two monster dongs.

Wait until she has 6 nodes. Then cut above the 2nd "true" node. That is not including the cotyledon. Usually right above the 3 bladed leaf. So its cotyledon, single bladed leaf, triple bladed leaf, cut.

You will get FOUR tops this way. At least I have every time I have done it and if you look up Uncle Ben's Topping Technique you'll see a lot of others do too.

You can than train the new "tops" for even more good bud sites.

I had a few AK-48's that absolutely EXPLODED with new growth after topping like this. Blueberry took longer to recover but eventually also developed 4 main colas. You should see new growth within a few days. Sometimes earlier.

Topping halfway through vegging will usually produce a healthy bushier plant. The earlier you top or FIM
the bushier the plant will become.

BigSteve.

When I top my plant I usually go with the uncle Ben's method that was stated by no clue. It works unbelievably well in some cases for me!