Same autos - Different Pots

OPanca33 Week 2 → 3 | Seedling to early veg Quick update to keep the diary moving. On 20/10 the plants moved from the temporary wardrobe into their final cabinet, now with proper exhaust and humidity control. Photos are basic for now; I’ll improve them later on. Light: 280–290 PPFD at each canopy top. The three pots 11 L: Compact, with short internodes and smaller leaves than the 8 L, but it puts out nodes at the same pace. LST on 24/10, topped above the 3rd node on 25/10. 8 L: The most vigorous and the tallest, with a clear tendency to stretch. LST on 23/10; within an hour the leaves had turned back up toward the light. Topped above the 3rd node on 25/10. Side shoots were already starting before the cut. 7 L (late transplant): Now the smallest of the three; it fell behind. It started in a 200 ml cup and slowed down noticeably around day 10. When it came out, the roots had hit the cup wall and turned down along the sides. It went into a 7 L fabric pot on 23/10 with mycorrhizae on the root ball. The leaves drooped on day 1 and were back up on day 2. No topping. Feeding: A pre-flower dry amendment (Bloompower) at 20 g per liter of pot: 200 g, 160 g and 140 g. In the 11 L and 8 L it went on top and was watered in well to start breaking down. In the 7 L it was mixed into the moist soil before the transplant. No liquid nutrients. Water pH 6.2–6.3. Lessons so far 5 of 5 seeds germinated, more than I can fit, so two seedlings were culled. For autos, the 200 ml cup was too small to hold for 12 days. The direct-sow plants are clearly ahead. Next: Light LST on the 7 L tonight and a full watering tomorrow. I hope topping those plants was a good choice.

OPanca33 Just a quick update, since this is my first grow, i think they are going strong, its almost 4th week, any tips on defoliation? I think they reacted fine to the topping