Im not saying that at all. I said simply by the looks of it, it would not be worth the transplant. Root growth does not stop but it slows dramatically once bud developement starts.
If you trim any lower branches like "copssnatchedmycrops" suggested you will be set back a couple of weeks because it will fuck with the hormones of the girls causing them to be mildly traumatized and they will have to adjust causing a lot of energy going to hormonal adjustments just like a angry bitch on her period. So, if you have a couple weeks to spare trim the bottom branches, if you are not that patient or need to met a deadline don't trim anything!
Uhhh.... wat the hell are you talking about? I have pruned my plants once they get about 2ft. I usually snip the top at this time as well, then once the top shoots get about 2ft I repeat this. I end up with four nice fat top collas about 1 1/2- 2 zipps each. I mainly do outdoor, but i do the same when i grow inside during the winter, splitting the tops only once, averaging about 2-3 Zs a plant. I have never noticed a stunt in growth, actually quit the opposite. When i prune, I only take off the very bottom, inside shoots that will not get enough light and will not acumulate more than a bowl of smokable weed. When a shoot is removed the plant oozes out a sap to heal itself, this happens within a day. It heals itself very quikly and gets back to normal growth once the wound is healed. When I split the top the two shoots will continue to grow at a highly increased rate and will become primary shoots, with secondary shoots within a week, usually less.
