I believe that most of us here at the 600 have the same opinion, use whatever method works for YOU the best. Everyone has different experiences even with the same methods. Thats awesome that you get better yield with less work, but I try to keep as even of a canopy as possible, it helps all of the plants not having to have the lights higher for a particular plant. Which I must say, is not the case in my tent, I need to do some bend over of branches but they are doing so well and I don't want to stress them any in flower, fingers crossed, knock on wood and the like, I have no hermies yet this run, can't wait to be using all clones, and get away from feminised seeds all together. I miss the outdoor growing so much, never had a hermie outdoors even with fem seeds.