Not to be critical Pinecone, because your plants look great, but they do seem a little large for their space. I flower in a 3X3 box that is 6'8" in inside height and I have a scrog screen set at 30 inches, even then I come close to running out of room when the stretch is big......scrappy
I totally agree. Ideally, for proper light intensity and distribution, I don't want them any closer than 9"-12" below the light, but I fucked up. I thought I set the timer for 12/12 on April 13th, and didn't realize it was still set for 18/6 until May 11th. Thus, I accidentally vegged these plants about 1-month longer than I thought was optimal. I believe that had I actually started flowering them on April 13th, they would have gotten to about the ideal size without as much crimping and crushing from me.
If they overgrow my cab, I'll simply chop them and start anew with the cuts that I took. When I say I still have hope - that is hope in finishing this crop out as opposed to starting over with the cuts.
Pine