This is my second attempt at White Widow. First time I had used a light that was not nearly strong enough and my plants were very leggy and stretching for light. Upgraded to ViparSpectra VA1000 and it's made a world of difference. This plant is shorter and much more dense, she just looks much healthier. In a grow with Gorilla Glue Auto that is about 2-3 weeks ahead of her. Both look quite healthy and I'm very pleased with both. I'm not going to do any topping or trimming as I've learned that auto's don't take well to these techniques. I'm just going to let them both grow as they want and see what happens.
Why did you switch your light schedule from 18-12 hrs when this is an autoflower plant? It’s not photosensitive meaning there is no need for a light schedule switch.