Hey tiny... I saw this video on youtube... This guy had 6-8 feet tall plant that were mama's. They were in veg.. He took some electric hedge trimmers that looked like a swordfish, and hacked them to about 5 feet tall. Said he ain't never seen anyone do this,so he was gonna try it to see what would happen. Nothing bad happened.. If anything,they thrived and produced more budsites than you can imagine.. I'll find the video and post ya the link.