Topping outdoor plants worth it?

So I'm about to start my next indoor grow here in like 2 weeks and I plan on topping them to get a better yield. I then intend on using the tops as clones to grow outdoors. My question is is it worth it to top these clones once outside? The sites I read say topping is specifically an indoor technique because the light source will remain on top of the plant so making it bushier instead of taller is better. Is the same true for outdoors? My assumption is no and that the plants natural Christmas tree shape is because it adapted that way to get light from the sun at all angles as it moves across the sky. Correct me if I'm wrong, I'm trying to get as a big of a yield as possible because these things take so long to grow.
 

backtracker

Well-Known Member
FIM/top then LST to make a wide flat canopy. the xmas tree shape has more to do with balance and reproduction. with the xmas shape in the fall the north side gets no sun.
 

Lucky Luke

Well-Known Member
I grow outdoors. Topping or LST, etc all work to create a larger yield.

Any site that tells you any different is not worth listing to as they clearly have no idea. Many if not all the indoor techniques actually comes from outdoor growing. Growing under lights is relatively new compared to how long humans have been cultivating cannabis under the sun.
 

sandhill larry

Well-Known Member
I top most of my plants several times. But this past year I had a few plants split at the first topping site when they were heavy with bud. So use some duct tape or wire to help support it.
 
Top