The main reason for not topping a plant during flowering is because it causes the branches under it to compete to be the main branch, taking away from the flowering. In other words the lateral branches are competing for apical dominance.
If the branch end is truly broken removing that part of the cola will cause no harm. If it's not broken but just bent, you can either leave it, prop it up, or remove it. If you are far enough into the flowering stage where you have colas then snipping it should not cause a problem.
whitegrape Reviewed by whitegrape on . question? I went outside today, and one of my top colas was bent over like something had fell on it. I think it's dead. The plant was topped so I have 2 colas instead of one, thankfully. Question is, can I just clip off the top that's broken? Reason I ask, is because I've read that you should never top a plant that's in the flowering stage. I tried to repair it, but I think it's a goner. Thanks. Btw, it's not the whole cola that's broken, it's just at the very top. Rating: 5