The First Go-Round: Auto and a Photo

Already a few weeks into the grow but posting things here after just discovering the site. Here's the breakdown to date: Tent conditions: - Consistent at 73 degrees with 55% humidity. - As seedlings, temp was at 78 degrees with 75% humidity. - Light was initially 36in above seedlings but has since been lowered to 24in above plants as canopies develop. - Currently utilizing just one fan blowing up from below the plants. I need to get at least one to mount above them but I haven't had any mold, pests, or similar issues develop yet (knock on wood). Northern Lights auto: - Planted the seed directly into the soil on 1/20 after the first two seeds failed to take off in a wet paper towel. Took 8 or 9 days for the seedling to sprout. - Significantly bushier leaves than the CJ, I've removed a few of the particularly wide fan leaves in an attempt to get more light to lower areas of the plant. The photos posted from this week show it after it bounced back from the defoliation with no issues though there are a couple other large fan leaves blocking light still. Considering removing them, but I'm going to hold off a few more weeks just to see what happens. - Initially added some LST but it didn't seem to do much in terms of evening out the canopy. I'm thinking that outside of a little defoliation, I'm going to let this one continue without additional LST just to see what happens. Candy Jack photoperiod: - Received as a clone and transplanted into the 5gal smart pot when it was at the same height as the Northern Lights. - Consistently lighter and narrower leaves than the NL. Wonder if it has something to do with the Ruderalis in the auto? Not sure but it doesn't seem to impact it and has taken well to the soil. - One LST tie-down currently in place. It's done a good job at evening out the canopy and will likely add another one if one part of the plants begins to rise above the rest. All in all, very happy with how things are progressing so far.