I was really trying to just "let it grow" .... she was going great - getting tall ... stretching ... but there were 4 branches completely shadowed by the massive fan leaves above ... I tried tucking for a few days .... which helped the stretch, but those bottom branches just couldn't get far enough ahead. So, I gave in and started shaping her up .. spreading her out (sorry, no innuendos intended) ... I just couldn't help myself ... there's something so satisfying about giving each branch it's own little area to thrive .... I've always had good luck with LST in the past, so why rock the boat, I guess ...
Only thing that might pose a problem, is the main cola had already gotten pretty tall, and thick ... and when I bent her over - while there wasn't a lot of strain on the base of the branch, the middle buckled and sorta super-cropped ... which I tried once in the past and didn't like the results (the main color stopped growing for about a week when it happened). I'm hoping that doesn't happen here ... in fact, I went ahead and pulled her down a little bit more - by the tip of her tippy tip tips .... should be an almost level canopy now ... will adjust as she perks back up.