To flower or not to flower?

Ok guys so my plant is like 43 days of veg now and i want to know ppls thoughts on wether to let her go a bit longer or wether to flower her now?

Shes northern lights 80% from nirvana.nl in a good size pot is now about a foot tall got lots of branching top middle and bottom. I had a go at FIM'ing and failed which isnt a problem as my last plant was topped. But with doing the FIM/ TOP i dont want to flower too early and defeat the point of doing it.

Do you think shes far enough gone yet or shall i leave her wal next weekend and flower then? Also can anyone tell me how much bigger it will get during flowering? My last plant died about 2 weeks in so ive never actually made a crop yet. Im assuming its strain dependant but there must be some kind of average amount?

The full grow is in my sig and ive put a few pics up in here. Sorry the pics are a bit crap, look forward to your replies guys!
happy tokin!

It is my imagination or are the leaves curling up? I think your baby may be sick, probably best to sort that out before putting it into flower. I'm not a very experienced diagnostician so I recommend you put up those pictures in the appropriate forum. Besides that though, it's looking very bushy, kudos. Happy growing!

It can triple in size when it flowers. If you wait a little longer you will get a better yield, as you know. so its up to you. looks like you got some nute burn on a few of those fan leaves.

It is my imagination or are the leaves curling up? I think your baby may be sick, probably best to sort that out before putting it into flower. I'm not a very experienced diagnostician so I recommend you put up those pictures in the appropriate forum. Besides that though, it's looking very bushy, kudos. Happy growing!

As it happens my mate i was thinkin that but see it doesnt seem to be unhappy really... however ill bang the pics in the other forums see what they say! Im not goin for a perfect grow and i havent got the time or money to go buying this n that to sort it out so as long as its not going to cause too much fuss i will prob leave it be.

There is also a few nute burns on the fan leaves but ive sorted that problem out however ya canna get them off the leaves once they are there. but all the new foliage is fine!

If the new growth is healthy you should be fine, just keep an eye on it. Generally most problems, unless it is lack of light can be solved inexpensively, often with things you'll find lying around the house. I understand what you mean though about keeping the overheads down. I think my electricity bill and the ridiculous price of big pots seems to cost me more than the rest of the set up. Hope it all works out for you and post up about the final yield. Good luck mate.

looks like a heat issue, what are your temps at the top?

looks like a heat issue, what are your temps at the top?

Ill be honest with ya my friend i have no idea because ive got to get a new thermometer my old one bust n my other only measure the temp of solid things not air...

however if i leave the door oen a little to allow cool air in she near enough completely stops growing!