Yeah you pretty much have it right. You'll definitely have more bud sites if you top. Whether or not you'll get a better yield because of it depends on how that particular strain takes to toping. Some respond well, some don't.

Hashberry, for example, doesn't like to be topped.
Orzy Reviewed by Orzy on . topping and FIM for yeild? I am thinking of topping and FIMming my plants, since I'll have quite a few less than I had expected. However, I just want to know if I am going to do this for the right reasons. As far as I understand, one tops and/or FIMs a plant to encourage horizontal growth (plants bush out, instead of grow tall), and to increase the number of budsites. So far, am I correct here, or am I missing anything? by increasing the number of budsites would I possibly be increasing the yeild of each plant? Rating: 5