Treez, having only 35" of vertical hieght is the number one reason for using scrog in the first place. Autoflowers are a good suggestion as the typical autoflower is short in stature. However I have never seen or heard of anyone bragging about the quality of their autoflower results in terms of the high produced. Have you personally grown an autoflower? I hope so and also hope you can give us the benefit of your own experience with regard to recreational or medical effectiveness.

My experiences on this board with regard to autoflower recommendations has been that they are generally made by those who have no actual experience with the results but rather are just stating their opinion that it seems like a good idea. (I too like the idea but have yet to see commentary praising the resulting product) My view is that if you are going to spend the time, effort, money and energy to grow you should at least get a good product as a result.

I would love to try some autoflower outside but I am currently held back by the lack of any indication that the quality will be anywhere near what I get from a closet scrog grow.

Yes scrog is a relatively labor intensive method but having experienced more than six decades of real life I have found that one seldom receives excellent results from a lack of effort and work in almost any persuit.