I'm starting to see the stretch begin!! There should be plenty of space for them to take off now. I will continue to remove growth tips as they pop out and to an extent I will be continually defoliating based on necessity. I'm definitely really happy with this plant so far - also as of 1/26 I am starting to see a little bit of sugar on the leaves and the beginning stages of flower formation at the tops of the colas.
@herbalistssword, thanks man yeah I really love the way this works if you can give the plant time to get fairly stout before you cut it the first time then they respond really well to it and it really forms a strong base!! Happy growing!