Week 2

You can top or fim to create a more level canopy, but if you're really looking to increase yield and have better product, then scrogging is the way to go. Scrog nets are pretty cheap too!

I would just have a fan blow on them lightly for the first 2 weeks. Week 3 you can massage and bend some. When there is some bottom growth I would start to tie them down. I would suggest not topping but that is a matter of choice. Enjoy the process.

Absolutely agree with Mrs L some good solid advice there, think of your plant as a child, as a baby (seedling) we nurture that little, when they get 3 - 4 years old (nodes) we start to try and shape them to become a blooming individual, hope this helps happy growing 👍

for now, let them grow until they have 4 Nodes ( around Day 20) then topping recovering topping... and starting LST... goal is to expose the Future Budsites to the light you can perform LST until end of week 2 in flower so dont hurrry and start carefully. yoou can go on with topping too, goal is to open canopy greetings