First grow

I was doing everything wrong last week... (this is my first grow) in a concern of noise i had only used an outtake fan and passive intake. as temperatures went up I used an AC pointed directly at the plants which was a horrible idea as temperatures dramatically fluctuated and as so growth was pretty much halted. Now that I've fixed ventilation (active intake coming from outside fresh air, outtake directly outdoors) temperatures are still high since it's summer (around 28c at the canopy) but growth exploded again. Did a bit of defoliation on both and tried LST for the first time... Ok i've taken a good look at the plants and the gnats are back.. i thought i got rid of them but no! pretty sure thats the root issue im having. I think i now known when to water or not and with the neem oil spray and sticky traps i've gotten rid of the fungus gnats. They're now both looking great and healthy. I keep updating the LST every day to tie down the new growth