I would agree that if plant counts are not important to you, sog is the correct choice, if plant counts count, then bigger is better.
Agree with you completely. My only point was no difference in the quality of the finished buds. Florida is way behind the times so screw plant count. 1-50 no difference here.
I have run both ways, in fact I started with SCROG. I actually get larger quantity with long veg low plant count. But no difference on bud quality. I still prefer SOG over SCROG because the extra month veg time on SCROG robs me of 2 harvests a year. The extra weight I get of of bigger bushes doesn't make up for the 2 extra harvests I get from SOG. And again quality is no different only quantity. Also there is the added cost of electricity, for the extra month of 18/6 veg lighting, I save using SOG. I veg 3 weeks from roots showing and flip.
A plant doesn't have a centralised production facility that has to cope with demand. Each section of the plant is a production transport or support system for the local production of more of the plant. As a part of the plant grows, it collects energy for the development of its own support. The only limit will be root space available or available nutrients. If you starve or restrict the roots, then you will run into trouble, but in general, if the plant has space and time, it will just produce in each section, what it would in a similar size stand alone plant.