If you have enuff to space to tuck them, then by all means that is preferred over cutting.

Unfortuantely, I do not know of any Home Depot that sells the quality CFL's that are advised.

The ones the do have will require many many many lights...to produce super plants....but if you get enuff of them, you will be able to do a respectable grow, just not a grow that maximizes the plants genetic potential.