"The Claw"

Ok noticed this "Claw" showing up on a couple of plants. Its not prevalent on all plants and the one most affected doesn't have it heavy. I just want to nip this in the bud.
Its possible Ive already figured this out but I wanna hear from y'all on this.
First, I don't over water but I think im watering too often. Ive been giving them about a quart of water every other day with maybe abt 500ml on the in between days, if I think it needs it.
I know clawing can be due to N tox but Im not really over doing it on the nutes (using FF Big bloom and Tiger bloom, 1/2 strength, every other watering) and this actually started on a day I plainly watered.
So my question is has anybody had this problem with watering too often? (pics below from left: problem area 1, full view, problem area 2)
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70's natureboy

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The first pic looks like too much N, the 3rd pic looks like not enough N. It might just be overwatering. You should get on a schedule where they get a chance to dry out some. For an example I water 3 gal pots every other day with 1/2 gal. Sometimes if they are growing fast I will give them 3/4 gal but if they aren't dry on the 2nd day I will go back to 1/2 gal.
 
The first pic looks like too much N, the 3rd pic looks like not enough N. It might just be overwatering. You should get on a schedule where they get a chance to dry out some. For an example I water 3 gal pots every other day with 1/2 gal. Sometimes if they are growing fast I will give them 3/4 gal but if they aren't dry on the 2nd day I will go back to 1/2 gal.
Ya Im going with upping my water amount and backing off the nutes to a 1/4 for week 4. Im hoping this turns it around.
 
Ok, first thing, I realized this is not at all an N problem. Only nutes i use are Tiger bloom and Big Bloom. (First is a flowering nutrient and second is a micro nutrient)
The actual problem was watering too often which meant my pots were not getting a chance to dry out. I remedied this by watering heavier and more time in between waterings to dry out. I also placed an oscillating desk fan at the pot/lower node lvl to stimulate air flow to the roots.
So far the Claw hasnt spread and even reversed a bit on the affected areas.
 
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