Quote Originally Posted by steve.442
which will get me a bigger harvest, as in put them in flowering early so they stay small and finish sooner or wait a extra week b4 you put them in flower and have large plants wat take a bit longer..
The smaller your light, the shorter your plants should finish and the closer your light has to be.

Quote Originally Posted by steve.442
all though the small 1 i grew was smaller than the others so the light was about 2 to 3 ft away so is this why they were rock solid because they werent running to the light which is a 400w and kept about 12 to 16 inches away.
That sounds pretty good for a 400 and I think you have basically answered your own Q; keep plants close to the light for rock buds.