Question about shock flushing and container size?

[BreezeEazy]

I believe it is called shock flushing where right before harvest you put the plant through a brief dark period. The majority of people says this increases the bag appeal by making them look like they have more trichs. I know this wont increase potency, but a lot of people are saying this helps improve the aroma and flavor of the smoke. Is that true? I care more about the flavor and aroma, than I do bag appeal since my gavitas have been producing far frostier plants than my previous lights. That and I just invested $274 on a drying tent in an effort to get better aroma, flavor, and overall finished product.

The other question I have is container size. I start my plants in rockwool cubes, then they go into 1 gallon smart pots, and finally into 5 gallon smart pots. I know a bigger container allows for bigger plants, more shoots, etc., but does it directly affect yield, or just indirectly by having less shots/smaller plant?

Lately, I've been vegging my plants for 2 months. Maybe its just the poor genetics I started off with but these big plants aren't exactly producing anything special. I'm only hitting 3-4 oz of these big ladies. I should probably thin the fan leaves out more so light can hit the lower bud sites, and I'm learning training techniques to make my yields more optimal. I had a small autoflower white widow plant that pumped out 3 zips. The lower branches fully developed too, the plant was probably only a foot and a half, 2 feet max. That is my new short term goal. I want to maximize my resources by reaching full development on all branches, not lollipopping, and all that.

I have a lemon kush plant I want to move into flower soon since its the perfect size right now IMO. About a foot, foot and a half, sitting in a 1 gallon smart pot. Would it be a bad idea to flower it in that 1 gallon pot? Is it worth seeing what happens?

 

[FromHolland]

Shock flushing will make your buds more stickier, the plant thinks its going to die and it will produce more resin in order to survive. Your weed will be much better. Just make sure you keep an eye on your humidity levels when you do this, if the humidity is too high you'll get budrot.

If you transplant your plants to other container pots you'll get root shock. This means your plant needs some time to recover and it will spend all its energy on this process till its done. So I guess it might affect your yield at the end. If you transplant a plant always make sure you give it some root simulator to deal with the root shock. Or you can use big pots immediately.

2 months of vegging is in my opinion a waste of energy and time. With seeds you can go immediately in 12/12. Your plants will be smaller with less leaves but the buds will be much bigger. Just look for 12/12 method, there are some nice vids on youtube.