I hate autos, they do not offer anything that can not already be achieved with superior, more stable photoperiod plants.
Autos are just the latest fad with bombardment advertising campaign.
They really are for people who can't adjust timers!
I have been growing for 40 years and tried autos on and off for 5-6 years before giving them away as a joke.
If you are growing indoors, they use a shit ton more electricity each crop too.
All the hype about being ready in 8-10 weeks is generally BS, most take 12-16 weeks..........the same amount as photoperiod plants.
Do the math.....autos = 12 weeks at 18 hours of lights on.
Photos = 4 weeks at 18 hours then 8 weeks at 12 hours.
Growing photos, you save 336 hours of lights on time compared to autos, over a typical 12 week cycle.
I know which electricity bill I would rather be paying.
Autos are not anything special!
And unless you are greatly skilled or lucky, they are way smaller with smaller yields too.
Why wait 3 months to harvest an ounce or two, when in the same time frame you could harvest 6-16 ounces from a photoperiod plant?