I've been trending towards an auto sea of green type of thing. When I first started with the auto's I was hoping to grow 3 or 4 larger plants....but alas, that hasn't really worked out. I've gotten modest harvests (my best was off a green crack in a dwc bucket...but lifting buckets of water was not good for my back/shoulder problems) this way, but not enough to fully sustain my medical needs...let alone put any in the "bank" for a later date. It seems I'm consuming my previous harvests at the same rate I'm growing it...which is fine, but someday I would hope to have some reserves. SO.....this is the first grow with 7 plants in 2 gal smart pots, in a 4x4 area. My thought is....if I can pull around an ounce from each plant (hopefully)...I will be farther ahead.
All that being said....Smaller plants are the order of the day.