When should I flip ?

[Joseph Fontaine]

I have these photos about five weeks on one four on the other the larger one was topped twice I was wondering if I should wait for the branches coming off the main branches to get larger before flipping like we're I'm holding picture one down the stalk is that a better tactic or should I flip now and buy the time they start putting on hairs. Pistols in a week they'll be grown out more ? The smaller one was topped today each of the five branches first time. Also how do you properly bend the tops down to make the bottom branches or shoots grow out with out snapping them all lol ? Sorry I sound kinda goofy just a lil stoned. The two strains are gmogarlic cookies x red velvet and ice cream cake x runts from newpedlar seedco

 

[Digger]

You should wait until you have good vertical growth again before flipping. When they start growing upwards again after being topped or trained you know they recovered from being topped/trained and the hormones have adjusted and redistributed. Regarding training, look into a technique called LST, low stress training. You can bend the top down to the soil and let the side branches start to grow. But a little snappy snappy never killed a plant unless someone seriously fucked up.