I'm definitely kicking around the idea of reducing the number of bud sites, but not sure if I have the balls to. I may just let her get hairy and wild like a 1970's Italian porn star.
I noticed a few years ago (mind you I run T5's) that I actually got less stretch with my lights hung higher. It seems counter-intuitive, but it's proven for me to be the rule rather than the exception
My guess was that less light energy was causing them to develop more leaf and root mass instead of height.
Meh, just a theory