Bud on a stick= side growth is actually kept to a MINIMUM.

I'll allow up to 3 leads per plant in that size pots; all other side growth will be removed after the second week of flower.

Clones take approximately 2 weeks to root at my house, then I pot them up and abuse them for another week to test viability. That's actually sort of a joke, but it's true that I don't really baby my rooted clones very much; I'd rather that they die early rather than waste work on a plant that is sickly or not vigorous enough.

So compared to the same SETUP from seed, whcih wouldn't be practical since I'm flowering clones at a size shorter than they are typically at when they initially show sex, I'm going to assume a month of time saved.

Compared to a DWC from-seed grow allowing a month of veg after the seedling stage, I'd say 6-8 weeks saved, although my per-plant yield is going to be very low of course!