SNS, hey man, i been givin it some thought, cause mine is still in veg also.

i would say i am going to raise my screen back to where it was when i started, another 3 inches back up again, around 8-9 inches.

I am also thinking, that installing the screen this early, may be overkill. I think it would be easier to do some lite LST in veg, then install the screen when u move to flower.

I may remove the screen altogether tomorow, just to allow for some ez LST. I will decide when we visit.

your question,
i would say, no, not needed around the pot and probably not needed early. I'm still trying to figure it out myself.

and yeah, WeedHound kicks ass!