I'm growing Afghan too, and I have a few plants that look COMPLETELY different. One is tall and has nice fat leaves, and the other is shorter with skinnier and more dense leaves. The taller one may have a little stretching, but not enough to explain the height difference and bushiness difference. Where did you get your seeds from? Mine were from Nirvana. I don't think I'll be ordering from them again. I also had difficulty with 8/8 seeds I've germed so far. They didn't seem to pop out of the soil, and the one that I didn't help sprout out, died. And same with the shell, the one plant I didn't help remove the shell ended up dieing a few days later.just trying to help good luck with your grow and happy holidays