brokenturtles right if u trim it will definatly decrease the growing time of your plant i have 2 that are now in flowering stage.i potted them back in september or october and started to grow..only was in veg for a week then took it straight to 12/12 been there ever since and im growing by cfl and 125 watt red spectrum light and im at 11 inchs with 1 plant and 8 n half inchs with the other plant and ive only got a 3ft tall and 3 ft square growing area lol im gonna have problems soon lol