You can do that, or you can pinch the new growth right where it is growing, removing either all, or most of, the newest pair of leaves. If you leave just the stubs, just a tiny bit, you get the FIM effect where you could end up with multiple main shoots at that point.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . toppiing question where exactly is the proper place to top plants- need to bush up and deter height- have always in past cut just below newest leave cluster but would like to make sure this is correct Rating: 5