LST and Topping

every plant can react a little differently. use any combo of both to get the job done. apical dominance is a simple thing to manipulate. Don't worry about labels or what anyone else does.. just do somethign that effectively breaks apical dominance and you will spread growth out. it can be temporary. it can be permanent for entire grow. cutting the plant will spread growth hormone to lower nodes. bending the dominant (highest node) growth tip down will spread growth hormone elsewhere. cutting is probably less efficient as you are cutting off growth that used up resources and time, but it's a small difference that is unlikely noticeable. LST can cause wasted growth too.. anyting pointing down is better to be cut off. you can also get a bit too much axillary growth in one spot and have to thin it out. trial and error.. work out a path that has the least amount of wasted growth and resources... e g - i'm new to using a scrog and will have a slightly different apporach net time to more evenly spread growth out -- i want to prune off less wasted growth next time. less wasted growth means the plant is spending resources where it matters. this will reduce vege time. It's easy to apply various techniques and actually slow your grow down. so keep track of how long it takes as well as how well it fills in the space. use that to do better next time.