Side Topping

Good day, everyone

Straight to the point. I've learned how to top a plant (you just cut off a tip of an uppermost shoot so it doubles into two new shoots). However, do people cut off a tip of side stems? I mean all those stems that grow below an uppermost stem.

My question is pointed to increase the coverage of a screen with using SCROG tech. Maybe I'm saying bullsh*t; sorry if so.

Yeah that would work for a scrog.

You can top anywhere you want, but usually it's counterproductive to bush up the sides and bottom because it can allow mold and pests a safe haven and it doesn't receive the same level of light or hormones.

But

If the secondary branches rival the original tops in height, it's a good idea to top or bend them like you suggest to encourage even development. Happy growing

too much topping will weigh the ppant down later in flower i do 1 top in the beg on the third tier than agqin so on till you have about 6 even colas