thanks dylan for your advice. the way it happened this time was i had the plant in veg for about 3-4 weeks due to abnormal levels in the water and growth problems, didn't want to put it to flowering until it was under control. so now that i have a bushier plant than i initially wanted, is there a way to downsize that without harming or delaying the process too much?

thanks also for letting me know about the fan leaves falling off towards the end. didn't know that. take care