topping / fimming / main-ling / lst / hst

Like Ga4rd2en0er said lst is the best way to go with auto’s because you don’t stunt your veg period and the colas are all at the same distance to the light source so will get nice dense buds on every cola instead only those on top of the canopy And for the defoliation,I only pick leafs if the are blocking light to new growth after I tried tucking them..in 5 weeks I took about 15 leafs of 4 plant After the stretch I make sure there’s a good airflow but I try to keep as much leafs as possible ✌️And happy growing and stay safe 🌱

With autoflowers and for that matter photos as well, the simplest form of training that dramatically boost yield is to simply bend the plant over. Bend it over to about 90° and then focus on keeping the main stem horizontal and let the side branches reach up. You end up with a very low plant with lots of exposed colas. Almost like a scrog with out a screen. I have examples in my moby dick diary. I have tried fim and topping and for me, simply bending over yields best results. It does take up a lot more floor space, keep that in mind as your spreading out your plant. Defoliation on the other hand is kind of an art that you only really learn from experience. When my plant is just about done stretching and is settling in to flower, I will remove fan leaves blocking budding sites. If my canopy is thick and bushy, I will also thin out some leaves to increase air flow around the plants. Once the plant shows lots of white pom poms toward the end of the stretch is about your last opportunity to pluck a large quantity of leaves. After that, I only pluck sickly leaves. I also thin out almost all leaves on the bottom third of the plant. Once my canopy is full, these leaves won't receive any meaningful light and this dramatically improves air flow up thru the canopy.

Personally i will never top an autoflower after my last grow😂 slow growth and stress is not what u want to give a plant when it has a limited amount of days to finish lol. Low stress training is really good for autoflowers, look up mr Canucks grow on youtube. Hes good at explaining it all. Good luck

Hey brother :-) just try one can not go wrong so much :-) I have the methods in my diaries :-) all very good, everything very simple :-) try it you will be amazed :-) have fun with it