OK... it has been enough time to make a decision regarding this 12-5.5-1-5.5 method. I have been using it for enough time to see if the plants would go into flowering mode from this odd lighting pattern, but I see no signs that this is the case. Quite the opposite actually, I am seeing aggressive vegetative growth in the tent now. Everything in the tent seems to be going nuts with growth and I see no problem with this method at all. I will let you all know if this changes in the future, but so far... this is a success and I am saving 5 hours of electricity every day. Nice.