I usually grow 12/12 right from germination. total turnover for average strains are about 12 weeks. 4 weeks for them to flower and 8 weeks till harvest. It is true that yield does suffer a bit due to smaller plants....but I make up for it by constantly turning over crops...I plant 10 seeds every other week, which yields 5-6 females (on average) that I am harvesting every two weeks.

some growers balk at this method, but I personally get greast results and the psace I have limits me to height anyway...I just grew out 7 Yumboldts in this manner. They were all about 4 feet tall and the yield was cool....

Try it out once....you will like it.

peace