Hello. I remember watching a Strain Hunters DVD and they went to Jamaica and made and smoked fresh rubbed hash. In the DVD they asked a local how they grew there. Jamaica is also a tropical place and about your latitude. The local said, that they get about 13 hours of sunlight in the summer and 11 hours of sunlight in the rainy season or winter so any plant grown outside went to flower quickly. So the local said they grow in veg indoors and get the plant as big as they want it and then put it outside to flower. You will have to deal with fungus in your climate too. Look into what product you are comfortable using and get prepared to deal with some fungus. OK that's my best advice. Chuck.