Hey sunbiz1,

I'm really not sure what your best bet is. I admit somebody here pointed out to me the shortened photoperiod routine helped with bud developement. I searched around to find some creditable evidence, could not. But did find on another board a decent grower who had experimented and some strains; mostly indicas or very indica dominate did respond to the shorter light period but sativas did not. Then there was a debate over how long to do it, 1-2 weeks versus 4 weeks.

I've deviated from 12/12 to 14/12 in situations where I felt I did not have enough light, figuring what I lacked in intensity I'd make up in duration.

Obviously strain dependent, like most things.
Were all 3 plants the same strain? Were they grown from seeds or cuttings/clones?

OM