lollypopping

ok, I'm relatively new to growing but I have been reading up for about a year and some months now. In my reading I have stumbled upon a technique called lollypopping. Now I know it's recomended 24 inches before lollypopping and then entering veg right after, but when I was reading up on this, I could only ask myself does the yield change and is so would it be recommended to do this while growing hydroponically.

p.s. has anyone heard of lollypopping THEN topping? Is this possible at all or would it just result in a horribly trimmed bush with barely any yield

That sounds like an unworkable (read, bad) idea. Lollupop bud is a clone with little or NO vegitation time, with ONE main growtip. as soon as it has some roots, hit it with 12/12 lighting to flower.

you do not top while flowering, only vegging. if you tried you would simply stress your plant and decrease your yield.