Try doing it just after you have waterd the steams get easier to work with
And if there is 1 or 2 branches looking bigger than the rest tie them down so the top is as level as you can make it so every part of the plant gets equal amount of energy
If your only doing a test , Lookin up fimming and try it after the supercroping and tieing .. Its a hands on job but pays off in the end
No other way to grow for me if i was growing 10-20 plants i would not worry about these methods so much id prolly just topp .