Hahahaaa, i could have told ya that wouldnt work lol. And no, i dont do whats in those pictures, thats hilarious and just bad growing practice. I have several outdoor grows planned for next year and once again ill probably just trim out some of the center in the bottom and maybe take off a couple small hidden, and short branches. I think arguing with mr. All or nothing never touch a fan leaf or youll lose 40% off your yield has made me look like a plant butcher as well. Ive seen first hand what these people harvest and it isnt much, theres no way i ever want my plants to look like that either. What mr. All or nothing needs to realize is that its all about a happy medium for the best results.
I have also removed some center bud sites on plants..
In Cervantes Grow Bible he has the picture of a cannabis plant, no leaves, just the branching..
He shows how you can remove grow sites from a branch, the lowest sites on the branch, and that will encourage the tip of the branch to grow faster.
Or, you can pinch out the growth tip and it will encourage those lower growth sites to grow faster.
He uses a small red line to mark where to cut.. maybe someone remembers it.. I can never find it. I have looked many times.
When I remove a bud site in the center of the plant this is what I have in mind.. I want that branch to grow taller.. so I remove sites (before the stretch) to encourage that branch to grow taller.
I like really tall side branching. When I really nail it you can barely tell a difference between most of the side branching and the main terminal.. but no topping was involved.
When I remove lower growth on the lowest branches I also have this in mind.. I want to see that lowest branch catch up and top out to just a few inches below the terminal. Some times I really nail it..
Sweet Tooth, Green Crack, Skunk plants.. these are the plants that I have had the most success with doing this. They just fill space so nicely.
I am just playing around some times.. Who knows if yields are improved or hurt..