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Doesn't hurt to put it up early... better to put it up at the height you want before the plant exceeds that intended height. So, if you need to conserve as much vertical space as possible, make sure you set the first scrog at a height that still allows you to do basic things -- like irrigate. Then, as the plant approaches, slow tuck and train as necessary to reach your end goal for canopy. It's wise to work backward from how many vertical colas you want to fill the space by the end of flower. This way you avoid over-crowding as well as waste time growing unnecessary plant mass that will only be pruned off etc... You don't need to exceed 3-4 colas per sq ft.. that will not improve yield. it'll just cause smaller, more-distrubted bud mass. The net doesn't block large portions of light, so no worries if you set it up slightly early... much more difficult to drop it down on a plant that has already exceeded the height you want to set the first net. Risk physical damage stripping off a leaf or a branch that is now slightly rigid and might snap as they age naturally. scrogs are awesome.. refine your path and reduce wasted growth/resources. This shortens vege time and saves you effort/hassle.

Train the branches away from each other, first. If that is not sufficent and you have a lot of leaves overlapping and causing constant condensation, selectively remove as few leaves as possible. Avoid creating empty gaps in canopy, as light capture is the whole goal, lol. increasing how much light completely misses the plant is not a positive. In future, have a better plan to avoid an over-crowded canopy. When done right, you shouldn't have to make tough decisions about defoliation. Avoid it. Waste less growth, time and resources, too. 10 colas bunched up isn't going to end well... Plant on left looks fine as is. The one on right looks a bit over-crowded. Sometimes need to let it grow out horizontally enough before you top. Keep spreading it out as best you can. You only need about 2.5-3 colas per sq ft to maximize yield (relative to end-size of canopy)... going beyond that mostly just causes same mass but more/smaller buds. Generally means more time trimming too. If you stick to that, you don' tneed to defoliate at all.

HST -- snap those fuckers down 5-6" below the other canopy, and the tip will turn back upward and roughly even out. Becareful not to sever the stems while doing it... if too brittle/rigid, this might cause more damage than help. Try to weaken the stem in a spot before doing it. what gen fuckall label did they put on it? supercropping?

Depends on the goal, sometime if I want to try and encourage genes which express themselves at a higher level when the temps are cold, anthocyanin the pigment is largely from exposure to cold. When we talk about trichomes you have to understand what is good for rapid growth and optimal for photosynthesis is not optimal for preservation of the trichomes. My personal entire premise is to go as hard as possible in the first 4-5 weeks of flower, and as soon as trichome production ramps up my entire priorities change to trichome preservation. Ideally you want to keep a 10 degree swing between day and night to prevent undue stress, but if I'm going for anthocyanin I can drop it by 30F overnight. The lower you drop your temps though the less cellular respiration will drastically drop and the entire process is temperature driven. Reduce the oxidative workload on the plant's, reduce dli, reduce temps, open up the oxidative workload so she can produce the antoxidants she needs like thc. Light and heat accelerate the decay of thc to cbn. Your job is to slow thay motherfucking process down as much as possible while still give her enough juice to grow and actually fill the trichomes rather than just bake them to fuxk until you get 10% amber 30% milky and 60% clear glass. "My trichomes are ready", sure they are buddy.