From a fellow grower: . All over the forums, it says “don’t top, it will stunt. Don’t top autos, they have a limited veg already” but I did not get any lateral growth. All the nodes, besides the top node, never stretched. Just curious if you top or LST.
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Sativas definitely dont need topping they already grow wide enough indicas 80%+can benefit from a top and Lst but don’t need it as long as you keep the main cola level with the canopy height
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I’ve only grown a few auto’s and FIM’d them & LST’d them they responded very well to both. Resulting in many cola’s of good size for an auto. Least amount was around 3oz. & most just under 5 (dried). Grown in Hydro drip system.
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I topped both my autos, I also LST’d them. No problems whatsoever.
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I’ve been growing Autos inside and out for a couple years. I used to top them just as a matter of practice but Now I FIM them. I clip about 75% of the new leaf growth from the top of the third node. Gives me a nice bushy plant with a flat canopy and multiple colas. Those little Autos are tough plants and I have yet to see any ill effects from topping or FIMing.
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I’m just starting to grow my first autos, (literally just put sprouts in soil 2 days ago) 4 strains 2 each my plan is to top 1 of each strain to compare them for future reference. I’ve been reading everything I can find on autos for tips and techniques and like you said everyone I read contradicts the one I just read (like everything else on the internet) which is why I came up with this experiment of topping 1 of each strain.
Because I haven’t grown autos I don’t have advice but wanted to share my plan to answer my question which is the same one you just asked 
good luck 
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