Quote Originally Posted by OahuLocal
Sorry I'll Rephrase my question. Is there a difference in potency or yeild by using 2 Techniques on 1 plant at different times? Compared to using 1 technique on 1 plant through out veg and flower?
As far as potency goes, I (IMO) don't think that the way you train a plant (LST/topping/ScrOG/SOG, etc.) has any influence upon the end potency of the plant.

Yield though? Definately, it depends on the variables though. Some strains 'like' being topped, and some just don't. I'd say that the same applies to LST'ing as well. For example, the C99 loves being topped and LST'd; each of the plants recover quickly and keep on chuggin' along. I can't say the same for the Granddaddy Purple though, which was treated in the same manner, at the same time. The GDP took an extra day or two to recover and didn't end up even growing new tops from where I topped it! It just 'gave up' and focused the auxins to the rest of the nodes.

So, it depends. If you have a strain that can handle training well (topping, lst) then using both techniques may prove 'better' than using only one, or none. Other strains though would suffer, like Big Bud, which doesn't like being topped, or, GDP.