Opinion on grow method for 5x5 tent

Ok guys here's what I've got going. I have a 5x5 tent with 800w cob led lighting and a top drip hydro system. I need some advice on the best grow methods to maximize that space. I was thinking of splitting the tent in half and doing 3 plants scrog on one side 2x5 and mainline 3 plants in the other 2x5 with 1x5 "walkway" in the middle.

When scrogging I flip to 12/12 when the screen is 80% full correct? I was thinking 6-8 week veg time for 3 plants to fill 2x5 screen but will adjust based on growth. Will that be enough time to properly mainline to other 3 plant for 8 colas? If not i can scrog on both sides but I wanted to compare the 2 methods. I will grow from fem seeds but havnt decided on strain yet. Suggestions welcome.

Any advice or tips from the experts?

Hey brother and good luck with this run .. it sounds like a fun one comparing the two different techniques....i cant comme t on the mainlining or on doin bo5h in the same tent since ibe never done it that way. I dont see why it cant be done.
As far as when to flip with the scrog tech., I'd say flip at 3/4 full but only if you know your strains youre running.
Keep in mind that different strains will stretch differently after flip amd that some sativa dom may keep stretching for 4 weeka afyer flip while some indica dom ones will stretch fpr a few days to a week or 2 max.
Always better to flip a little earlier than later. When running multiple strains, flip a bit earlier than 75% full screen. If running sativas or strains that are known to stretch a lot, flip much earlier. During that stretch periid is whem youll fill the screen quickly!
Happy growin brother

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Thanks for the input. I will be growing all one strain from fem seed. I want to see the difference between the two methods and throwing the variable of different strains would make that a little more difficult I think. That being said I was thinking of NL#5 again or another indica Dom strain. For the scrog side I was going to put the screen 8" above pot and flip when it gets to 75-80% of screen is filled. Does that coverage sound right for induce son genetics? Shooting for a 6-8 week veg period how many plants for a 2x5 screen? I was thinking 3 would fill it nicely.

Anyone have any advice or tips for mainlining

3 plants below the screen sounds good brother.
8" above the pot is a bit low. Itll fill faster (but you dont need to worry about that because you have 3 girls to fill the screen) but itll be too close with little room to work under it. 12" would be a good start if this is your first scrog ... with experience, you can raise it or lower it to your liking

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I dont like it. Do it one way the full run then next run do the opposite. Losing 20% of your already small bloom room makes zero sense to me. Dont be in a such a rush. Relax.

Even if I scrog on both sides I still need a way to reach the back plants. I don't think I can reach 4-5 feet to train the girls in the back. That was my reasoning for the "walkway" I'm all for more grow space of you think I'll be able to reach the ones in back. Reaching That far to tuck every single day for 2 months hurts my back thinking about it. How would you set it up so I can reach all plants while growing the whole 25 sq ft?

I run 6 in a 4.5sq tent, it gets full, but not jammed pack like some I've seen. I just need to pull the front middle plant and I can get in to work on everything else. I might try 8 in a 5x5, 2 rows of 4. I wouldn't scrog unless you have access to the plants from all sides of the tent, but that's me.

Hmmm... scrog and mainline?
Lot of work for not much more return. In that space it will be difficult to pull more that 1.5 lbs per run no matter how you do it.

I used to do 5 plants in a 5x5 with a 1000w how. Veg 4 weeks. And I would get my 1.5 lbs consistently. Tried scrog in it... hard to get at the back... did the same yield.

You can only get so much out of a given square footage regardless of your method. I'm sure a better grower could squeeze out 2 lbs in a 5x5 with same veg time... but i dont see much more than that comeing from 5x5...