I knew nothing about autos on my first grow. I topped, twisted, transplanted, and pretty much everything you're not supposed to do. Some grew too tall, too fast, so I just bent the tops over. Wow, these things can take a beating and start turning back toward the light in a few hours. I'd use a slipknot to tie down and separate the branches. As the plants grew, I would tighten the lines and slightly crack the limbs. The branches would thicken up and the flowers stayed compact. It didn't always work. Sometimes the tops would stretch anyway and the plant would get tall. In a little more than a year of growing I've had four or five plants like the one in the picture. I've had every cannabis mutation known and pictures to prove it. Maybe Betelgeuse was going supernova when I germinated the beans. Anyway, screw the rules and just have fun with it.