Auto flowers and photoperiods react differently- which is why you are probably hearing two different things.
Autos donāt handle stress well, it stunts them and keeps your harvests small. LST is the only thing Iād recommend
Photos one the other had are in the vegetative state longer, and can therefor handle and recover better from the stresses of topping, fimāing and the like.
Hope this helps. Happy Growing š±