Not sure if those little light really effect auto's I dont have any in my tents and my intake flaps allow some light in at night.. Don't know if it makes a diffrence cause I never done it any other way
This is what MOG had to say about the whole light schedule thing and I agree 100% plants need a rest the night time for plants helps with terps IMPE
I am going back to 18/6 that has proven to me to be the best indoor schedule.
Not a problem but don't go less than 11 hours of light as they may decide to ripen before getting fatter.
I have now grown autos on
8/4 Stress and Hermies, small plants and low yield.
11/13 Autos that were not autos, this fixed it
12/12 Autos with Photoperiod plants, I have plenty of DLI so not a problem.
18/6 This is the sweet spot for yield and quality.
20/4 Slightly better yield but Terps seem lower, cost more to run lights, about the same time to grow to harvest as 18/6.
24/0 Stressed plants, lower terps cost way more to run lights but finished about 10 days faster still cost more for energy. Overall Quality was lower.
The most consistent best crops come from the 18/6 and that is what I will be growing with in the future.