Quote Originally Posted by zekeyboy
So why is it so bad to clip during flowering, if you only lose a little? Is the potential of growing a hermie the main reason? I know it's not good for the plant, but most people make it seem like the end of the world.
Most people forget it's still just a plant that can survive perfectly fine without us
Saucee gave you some good replies concerning the clipping.
I just had to do some massive pruning on 20 indoor girls. The lower branches got way out of control and had to go. No ill effects that I could notice.
Some strains are more prone to turn into a hermie then others.
Look at it from the plants perspective. A female plants only purpose is to produce flowers, get them pollinated, produce seeds, die.
If a male isn't present to pollinate then it messes up the females purpose.