Its exactly why I devised a couple of unorthodox procedures for the voting with this contest
1 No full plant pics - I thought this would draw attention away from the colas/buds too much and votes would go solely on who's is biggest. The photoperiod side of this would be even more extreme.
2 Having 2 separate polls one for single bud/cola and one for a single trimmed bud.
3 Allowing the 3 votes for each of the two voting threads.
So yeah the live bud size certainly does have an impact on votes....but honestly...who doesn't love giant colas????

But its gonna take more than big buds to win it, and be crowned the outdoor champion!!!!