"My first thought is...why would one want to stunt the growth of an otherwise healthy plant?"

i assume the end result will be better if all six are the same size.

"My second thought is...why would one want to stunt the growth of an otherwise healthy plant?"

i assume the end result will be better if all six are the same size.

"learn how to bend the plant to conform to the available space...or make the space bigger"

there is no scope for lateral growth as the room is like 70 cm2.

"Which leads me back to...why would anyone want to stunt the growth of an otherwise healthy plant?"

i assume the end result will be better if all six are the same size.l

i guess thats a no then lol