2nd Stage Harvest
I took the main stem off 9 days ago.
At that point these 2 buds were popcorn sized.
I don't have pictures to prove it...
Trust Me, bro
They at least doubled in weight.
They developed a much stronger smell.
Outdoors
Indoors, most people top their plants anyways, so this is a non issue for most.
I don't train my plants, so I get a nice top bud, but underdeveloped growth further down.
All together, I think the plants can develop the best and 'catch' the most sunlight, if I don't try to interfere with their growth.
I wrote about that somewhere...
Conclusion
Harvesting in stages seems to increase the total yield noticably.
For me, outdoors and legally limited to 3 plants total, this is quite valuable.
I'll try to reproduce this and report on the results.
...Also: I have a suspicion that these 2 buds could be full of seeds...
These are preliminary results...