From what i read, main benefit growing indoors with fixed lighting as lower branches can get light snuffed
As mentioned by the mellow one, this lower stuff only sucks energy from top stuff
Coupla rules apparently, should be done in veg or week 2 of flower at latest, only strip bottom third of plant and that means ev/thing, buds,leaves and branches
Lotsa yanks swear by it but i reckon if u lst'd properly then maybe no need
As far as autos and scrogging, i found unless u got an xxl type, they dont seem 2 have time 2 develop good structure 2 thread through scrog which once again can be achieved by good l.s.t
I'm in process of popping lollies on a few photos at present outside so we see what happens
Mate in ure case i say go 4 it, try as much diff shit as u can, find out what works 4 u and what 2 quickly hide and totally deny ever doing....good luck buddy