I have to disagree with you. It's a fact man, I know from experience. Not reading it somewhere.. and then acting like I know what I'm talking about.
It's really common sense bro.. if you really think about it. 12/12 from seed will ALWAYS yield less bud (total weight). Why? Because its simple dude.. I mean that is if you know anything about Botany. Marijuana plants really should get some veg time. Why? Because during the veg cycle, that plant is growing. Not only growing more foliage and such, but the root system of the plant is also getting bigger and more widespread. Starting a plant in 12/12 from seed... doesn't give the plants roots much time to expand and grow.. thus resulting in smaller buds and yields. The bigger and more roots that your plant develops.. the more and the bigger your buds will be. It's simple.. the smaller and less roots your plant has.. the smaller your yield (buds) are going to be.
The bigger your roots.. and the more veg time you give your plants.. the bigger your yield (buds) are going to be. Why? Because you've given your plant time to develop a nice & big, strong root system.. during that veg time.
That's really the reason that most experienced growers (such as myself..) like to give our plants at least two weeks worth of veg before switching them over to flowering. Because we know from experience... that if we don't give our plants time to develop a nice big network of roots.. we're not going to have much bud in the end.
I'll go ahead and say this before someone comes in and try's to argue with me on this... All my fellow experienced growers that read this, will know what I'm talking about.. and should agree with me. Hell, they might even have something else to add.. that I may have forgotten to say or whatever the case may be.
And for those of you... who think that what I just explained is wrong. Well, I'm not wrong.. and in fact, if you go and read up on growing cannabis.. you'll see that I'm correct on what I said.
But either way.. you got your haters who just like to argue and act like they know it all; then you got the people like me.... experienced with growing cannabis.. and who may also do what I do.. and try and explain things to people.. and try and help the noobs with any questions that they may have.
Also, last but not least, I too.. do not know it all. Never have (or will) claim to know it all.. because even with my two years of growing experience.. I too still learn things about growing cannabis each and every day just about. But when I know the answer to something.. and I know that I'm 100% right.. then.. and only then will I try and help.
Speaking of which.. I still haven't gotten any good literature on the 'SOG' or 'SCROG' growing method. Anyone have a good link.. or any good literature on those growing methods? I've no experience with either one of those growing methods.. but I'm thinking that once after these two plants of 'Nirvana's 'ICE' that I have going right now are done.. and harvested.. I'm thinking of using one of the three 'ICE' seeds that I have left.. and using it to try out my first attempt at the either the 'SOG' or 'SCROG' grow method. So again if anyone out there has some good links for those methods.. it sure would be appreciated greatly by me if you could be so kind to share those links with me.
Hope this helped!!
Peace.