Well the method I use is to wait a little longer when the side branches are larger so I can just take clones from the end of a branch but leave the rest of the branch to recover and still produce buds. That way cloning does not cost you bud production. Itâ??s only a method and KanMan is also right you can take the whole stock from a shoot too like 90% of the people do. I just like my cake and to eat it too well smoke it anyway.