Here is how I'm gonna clone tell me if I'm retarded

First clone here.

I have 6 plants from seed which I just moved under a HPS light on 12/12

I was going to wait 5 days then take 2 cuttings off each plant and begin growing them as clones.

I guess in a 2/few weeks I will be able to sex the plants at that time I will kill the males if any and then select my best females.

From my new mothers I will be taking more clone cuttings.

So basically is it a bad idea to take more cuttings from a 2/3 week flowering plant?

Yes, and here's why: First of all, you will stress your flowering plants which can cause undesirable effects such as your plants turning hermi; Secondly, it will take much much longer for your clones to root because there will be a dearth of "grow" hormones which are present during the vegetative growth stage. If you're going to clone and have already switched to 12/12, you had better do it soon or you'll risk losing your clones or stressing your plants.

they have only been under the 12/12 for a day and a half now so I will be taking my cuttings tomorrow or the next day

thanks for the advice

lol why would you put plants into flowering and then clone? The stress will make things so much harder and chances are few will root.

You really will want to take your cuttings before sending them to flower. I will take my cutting and then give the topped plant a few days under veg light to recover from the stress before sending to flower.

The key here is that you try. That is the BEST way to learn and if you find something that works for you so be it, but there are some great folks here who can really guide you. I am only in my second grow and all the advice I recieved from the first was instrumental in my success.

Good luck to you!

Cutting clones during flowering is not very good. But I suppose you dont know the sex of the plants just yet. You can make clones from all the plants and then throw the clones from the ones that are male (when you find out). Dont forget to tag them....!