toping during flowering

[MTbudman]

In his grow video he tops all of his plants 1 week into the flowering cycle, this way, he gets a main cola that is split in two at the top of the cola.

from Mr. Green's - I grow chronic

Haha, I've been following his vids for my first grow..
I'm new to this but one thing I have learned is everything is different to someone elses conditions.

[eastbaygordo]

I guess I got lucky last year when I learned about bending and topping and got a little over zealous trying it at home and broke the top off my MASS well into flower. She got really happy and ended up looking like a Hanukkah candle holder and the buds were gorgeous and powerful.
Your mileage may vary.

[WashougalWonder]

I agree that it is not good to top in flower, but it can, and sometimes must be done.

Frankly I don't like the idea of adding any chemical to my plants, will look up Bushmaster and check it out, might have use with some of my taller sativas.

I do not think topping has any effect on the quality of the medicine, I doubt very seriously that the weed is only good for canna butter, actually I could prove it, just not online. Topping will cause many smaller colas on the lower branches that will be larger than usual. By weight, if I do this, I get the same amount of medicine, maybe not the top as big as my arm, but I do not see any quality reduction at all.

I kinda think this is an opinion question that has no perfect answer. I will add, I rarely top an indica at any point, the sativa's I have no choice due to height.