In hindsight, I think I should have trimmed back the large base leaves so they could send more energy to the flowers. Both plants grew to be quite bushy and I think it caused the buds to be a bit smaller than when I've grown in soil. The yield was way better and it smokes very well I'll let then cure a few weeks before I go back and re-sample. So happy I switched to hydroponic. Didn't speed things up much, but the yield was way better than any I've grown in soil. I won't go back.