Do I need to cut it down to be really short? Original plant was 4.5ft tall and I was going to cut it down to about half that height. Several pics I have seen though show that people cut their harvested plant down really short. I was thinking that is probably done to use less energy and what not while roots/leaves are growing back. Also... of the remaining branches I keep on her, can I cut those down to about half the length as well?

I think these are my last questions before I finally cut her apart and start praying haha.

Thanks again for all the help, I'm really excited to see how this turns out, and if I am successful with it I will forever owe you great appreciation.