in the strictest sense, maybe... but it'd cause otehr inefficiencies in the plant's chemistry. (biology is chemistry's red-headed one-legged step-sister)
how long does the stunting last? if it impacts the light hours at all it obviosuly has a greater negative impact than perceived... details and nuance beyond monkey-see moneky do is needed here to answer that question with certainty, but probably causes too many negative effects otehrwise to be used effectively for what you want to do.
stretching? increase light intensity.. if you cannot do taht, next time reduce area of coverage with shorter distnace from canopy so you can focus more intense light on a smaller area of coverage and avoid the problem of excess stretch... that is a sign your light is not strong enough. some crazy genetics do stretch like a motherfucker, but even those you want to blast wit more light then back off before you bleach a cola later on after vege growth ends (= stem elongation and leaves).