I'm one of those people that tend to overthink, then "overdo" everything. Lol...Hence why I have 5 fans and two kinds of lights in my 2 story, air exchanging cabinet.
...and the fussing I did over Cuttings! Kinda silly in retrospect. :stoned:
Anyway, I experimented....What the hell I figured, got plenty of cuttings to play with. I no longer mess with the top's, I only use the "twigs" from below. They are hardier, they root faster, and they seem to stay shorter if you don't stretch them.
I use tapwater that sits for at least 12 hours and I have no idea what the PH is. The Happy frog and the Black hills Gold I have used, combined with my tapwater show PH on my crappy little meter at about 6.5-6.8. Temps? From about 70-85.
Molly coddled?...Not anymore. Here's some mist twice a day, a touch of Grow Big and you are on your own little cuttings.
After they grow roots I up pot 2x's during Veg, wack the heads off at 30 day's and chuck 'em into flower.
Give them fresh air, circulate it and don't over water. I keep my little Ladybug Army on patrol and kill anything that dare's to show itself in my cabinet.
Probably going to make a few of the real Horticulterists cringe, but it seems to work for me. My current one's will tell the tale, we shall see if I have the quality I am looking for with my methods.