Does the plant require/need less light at the end of flower?

Not my call. From my reading on the board most people consider that stuff snake oil. The old heads for the most part seem to disdain anything over their standard a/b regime or the ones that go all organic again would be no.

Not my call, not my skill set. The only reason I was able to post what I just did was I just read what these guys were telling you and it seemed that you weren't listening for the moment. So I just regurgitated it slightly differently.

Oh but I will tell you to keep that plant moist. You want the stems filled with moisture when you harvest to extend your dry time. You don't want it dried in 2-3 days, you want it to take a week to 10 days, and that means you need some moisture in the stems.

Flush flush flush then chop chop. End of story