How's my LST look? Ready to flower?

[rydin4life]

Hi all...on this grow I wanted to try more LST and defoliating or lollipop ping than I have in previous grow's and I'm looking for opinions. I was getting a lot of airy bud before so I wanted to try this for denser buds, more colas, and bigger yields of course. I just trimmed them and watered last night. Any thoughts on how they look? Should I flip to flower soon or let them go a bit?

The specs: I have 6 plants in a 4x4 under four MarsHydro 300s and one ViparSpectra 450w. All are in 3 gallon fabric pots in Nectar #4 soil with perlite. They're getting Botanicare Grow and Cal-Mag tight now...

pics below...sorry

[9fingerleafs]

Forgot the pictures my friend

[Farmall]

I guess weed can do that to you.....

[rydin4life]

[9fingerleafs]

They look excelent. I would let them go a week more tops. Very good training, keep in mind for next rounds to leave a budsite or two right in the center of the plant

[Toker1]

Are those the white Mars hydro 300’s? The old school ones? I have the same ones, only I keep mine much closer to the canopy than you do.
How high up are those lights?

[rydin4life]

Thanks 9fingerleafs !

Toker1 yes, the regular white ines. They're about 18" right now.

[Toker1]

I have mine 6” away from my canopy.
You can inch the mh300s down slowly over time and see what the plant’s reaction is like in the new light intensity. Just make sure to inch it down slowly over a week or two time period so you can monitor the progress as you go.
This could be the reason for the airy buds in the last grow.

[Farmall]

I love the training here... my mistake this first time was seeing photos of these giant Sativas and wild giant outdoor grows and thinking....ok, they get big. I will not make that mistake again. The lights were pinned against an 8.5’ ceiling and some were 3” from the leds. I m amazed they did not curl or burn. Who knew there was a web site to show you how to do this?

[rydin4life]

Toker1 To keep thought about replacing those Mars Hydro lights with other's like 3 more ViparSpectra 450s and just running four of those but I like having four lights in a square and one in the middle. I guess those lights are just fine as long as they're not too far away..your thoughts?

[Toker1]

I have never used the viaspeatra brands before, so I can not comment on them. Yes, the lights need to be at an optimal distance. Too far or too close can both cause issues.