sir_isOanswered grow question 4 years ago I've done many partial harvests (like at least a hundred) and they often do make denser/better buds lower.
But then, I grow outdoors and I don't do shit to the plants. And it usually takes longer than 2 weeks for those buds to get a bit better, coz those lower buds tend to be very immature relatively. And then sometimes, it also revegges.