Thats about how it's worked for me too, comparing fimed vrs topped. Now I just LST autos since I grow autos when I have less than 10 weeks seed to harvest. Otherwise with photoperiods I now only top them, maybe up to 3x to produce a manifold like effect. Every time I top I add another 3-5 days to the veg cycle so they start to fill out. I'm about 4 weeks into a fast auto grow now and each plant is beginning to show pistils. Its good to see that the super crop doesn't seem to have put that plant behind any! Good to know for future reference!