Topping less than 2 weeks before flowering is a big no-no.[/quote]

I don't mean to thread-jack, but may I pose a relevant Q? *Hypothetically speaking of course, I'm privy to a grow where a friend recently got screwed and ended up with only 2 girls. She snipped the very tips of the tops, before anything more than a few preflowers had shown, and mentioned something about topping (hence why I'm here). Said it would help make up the losses. The 2 girls were a week at best into 12/12. So my question is this: will they be ok, and grow a decent amount, or did she completely screw up? much appreciated!