lst is to train the plants however you want to maximize the amount of light you have.. and it will also produce many new budsights as you can see in this picture... i topped it and tied down all the new shoots so that they run parralell to the ground, which exposes more budsights to light and then they start getting bigger.. as you can see this is not your textbook pot plant..... hope this helps.. ohh yeah and there is no cuttin involved