Mine looked much better visually but the high was just not there. I just dont have the time anymore to harvest twice these days lol, once takes long enough
Logistics, managing your own schedule, demands of your customer(s).. all these thing can make one persons convenient way of doing something a total nightmare for another.
I really have never noticed more than a slight difference in type of high and never a drop in potency with the 2nd harvest. but I can totally understand a technique not working for you due to the specifics of your situation and especially your schedule.
We all got our own shit going on..
That sucks it doesn't work for you though man as it has done me very well. I have seen increase in both marketability of lower buds and yield.. no legit experiments to confirm that but I do believe I have seen it..
Has worked better or some plants than others, ime.
Like say I have a total monoculture of og kush in my tent.. I probably would skip the 2 part harvest and just take it all at once. But lately I have been doing a tent with half og kush and half killing fields.. the KF takes 9-10 wks, the OG takes 8-9 wks.. So it works out just right.. 2 harvest sessions.. One is the OG tops and medium level, the 2nd is all the KF and the remainder of the OG.
You know what I am saying.. I also try to not make more work for myself.