yo, ,,ill pop in my opinion if ok..when autos first started out, yeah they were weak compared to Photos, but like Mr Hardon posted, they have come a long way now and have less percentage of ruderallis in them, so less chance of the plant turning into its Rud. parent.
Phenotypes still happen quite a lot in autos tho, consistency is still yet to be perfected I think. You might grow 8 auto seeds and some of them might be lanky, finish late, some short finish quick..some might be strong some not,,.whereas photos seem to be more solid in that area.
But... photos take too long, too much hassle during flowering, hermies, temp drops at night cause hermie etc.. but autos on the other hand are rock solid.
Now, compared to what ive grown and smoked, both photos and autos, most of. I would say that some of my autos have blown me away after 4-5 weeks curing, Big Bang Auto being one of them, blooming Coma weed that was. lol.
and now im finding a lot more becoming more powerful even tho my growing methods are still the same
Am smoking DinaFems Fruit Auto at the moment,,,and kinda wish I hadn't rolled one.... eyes are going already lol. hence me keep editing posts,. lol. spelling mistakes all over em.