I veg all my plants indoors one at a time using 125watts 24/0 on indica/hybrids until they reach my desired height of 18" & then put it into flowering 12/12. The only thing I do outside is flower every chance I can get in my backyard. Right now I have one inside under 400watt hps flowering & one outside flowering under the sun.
Everyone I spoke with here & there on the web or in the real world when I asked that question all said to just get the 400. From what I know now, I too would say get the 400. More than likely if you get a 250 when you're halfway in flowering you will already have your mind made up to get the 400 for the next grow & kick yourself for getting the 250 in the first place.
Thanks man, I was thinking the same thing!
i got some ken's grand daddy purple. idk if you've heard of it. its supposedly a clone only strain. im guna clone it and then flip to 12/12 at day 60. do you think its a good idea to put it outside during the day to veg? im running a 400w hps inside and idk if i should use the light or outside for veg. heres some pics, let me know if you got any ideas. thanks
GOG400,
Nope not a waste at all. The light just needs to be far enough away not to burn. The plants grow much faster.
thanks a lot manGOG400,
I've heard of GDP recently here on the forums. That's definitely west coast I'm assuming. No GDP here on the east coast. Very nice girl you got !! The sun is always better to use whenever possible. I used to take a plant outside on my first grow during the day to cut any type of cost possible on my electric bill. Most people frown on it because you could end up bringing bugs back into your home/grow room, but if it's not a problem then do it during the day, just make sure to move it back inside before it goes dark. If your safe putting it outside then take advantage of it otherwise I wouldn't recommend.
, i put her in my house by my huge sliding glass door really that way the wind dont hurt her and like you said to cut cost on the bill. it gets real good lighting but not straight sunlight, which i think is the best for it. i havent been able to get a lot of help with the strain. i believe it is like a west thing, hints why im prolly not getting much info. thanks for the comments bro.
That makes a lot more sense to me. I wish I could many at a time but then that would mean I would be smoking more
i'll stick with 7-10g a week for smoking. Anything more than that will kick my age in & I'll be napping my life away. 
Dude,