I don't think I would worry too much about the distortion. I have a plant, I have no idea as to it's strain, that I call My Little Mutant. It is only about 4 inches tall, has a stalk as big around as a pencil already, and has the most mutated and deformed growing process I have ever seen. It has stems and leaves growing every way but up. Some branches are even starting to curl upside down, with no dedicated grow pattern whatsoever. I laugh everytime I look at it. Mind you it is incredibly full though. Even at only 4 inches tall, it has a full canopy already. I think this might be the best or at least most unusual plant of my current grow. As long as it still shows growth progress, I don't think I would worry about it too much.