Do it veg another 10 days b 4 u flip. If its a huge bush hung about topping more branches. Only thing that's going to happen is lower growth expanding out you'll get more bushy growth. Don't be scared
Dude if your going to leave your plants and tent on then you mine as well stick it out I'd say theyll probably smell worse if its being hung up. If you can grab a ac unit or try and make it colder maybe it might not smell as bad if the heat from the hps is your issue. Just leave it bro. Unless...
Honestly man no need to do the dark period you already got that mh for the UVB should be beneficial enought for the last 2 weeks or what ever I'd probably rather do the buds under the mh instead of 3 days darkness probably more beneficial
The more tricomes the higher the chance it has to be pollinated by a bee landing on it or what ever. It will increase the chance of procreation.
Don't you think a bee would be more prone to check out the cannabis covered in tricomes compared to 1 with nothing at all. Dummy ass dummy
Basically the science behind it is 48-72 hours of darkness guess the plant thinks of it as its last chance to "procreate" so it gives it 1 last go to produce my tricomes to get pollinated
Go to amazon check out hi-brix molasses its way cheaper than buying a little amount of black strap + it's formulated for plants has extra microbs + it's 0-0-3 which puts major crystals on your plants
The reason there's a curing process is the same reason there's a curing process for every other quality product whiskey ect.. The better you do it/longer first of all less damage to the tricomes and it actually makes you're buds better the longer cure the better your product is.
That's what happens when you bubble in a 5 gallon bucket maybe go for a rectangle type container you might Half to brew more but it will help with the massive bubbling. But who cares if it bubbles over. Maybe get a top for the container and you should be good. That's a really good sign though...