Best recovery strategy for having to top in 1st/2nd week flower (unplanned)

So I had to change some things around and I had a side project going in a 2x4 tent (ggt shorty) that was for shits & giggles so not overly stressing things.

I had been letting some plants veg in 7 gals (soil) but with only a 250w (CLW) and that was off to one side a bit. As you can imagine they got leggy and when I went to swap out that light to put in some older A51 LEDs I still had lying around to get my wattage up (450w'ish) I found they were way too stretchy. I decided I need to do some topping as they were quite stretched and fairly weak. (flopped over when pulled out of tent)

I've never been one to top anywhere close to flowering, but I had already flipped and we could call it maybe early 2nd week. I did have tiny buds starting to form, but I'm thinking maybe a tad past what we'd typically call pre-flower. So now I'm left with the decision on how to proceed & compensate.

The options seem to be, leave it along - let it ride. I'm in no rush so I can let them flower a tad bit longer no problem assuming they recover enough bud sites as the topping was fairly aggressive. Another choice would be to reveg them which that seems to add 2-3 weeks to recover and veg again. Then I'd need to let it go a few weeks again then flip. That seems like a very long timeline but if that's the better path I'd explore it.

So I'm well aware it's not advised, but given the situation - the deed was done. For those who've been down these roads what did you do?

If it were me and in no rush, I'd definitely reveg. That will get the main stem to thicken up and get your yield back on track. Good luck!

Yeah I'm borderline ready to call a reveg and stretch a net inside that tent. I know the root system should be very well established now.

You could use Kyle kushman’s chiropractic technique to strengthen the stems. Check him out on YouTube for the tutorial if it’s not too late.
Some lst can save you from having to make such drastic measures.

My game plan is to figure out a good setup for this tent/lights and then gift the setup and 1st clones to a someone who's never grown before. My old LEDs are just sitting in a closet, they just need the tent/fan and some know-how.

Hydro - the deed was done last night. Now it's optimizing for recovery. I.e. tweak the feed schedule, go full out reveg, etc.

The 'chiropractor' technique was a new one to me. I've super cropped before but that variant isn't something I had seen or read before.