Not true. Auto's will flower regardless of light schedule. I run mine 24 hours a day without issue. These are not autoflowers .. You have photoperiod. What you thought was them starting to flower was just the girls showing their sex.
Not true with perfect even with "perfect" genetics, even though autos have been going good for a good decade, your still going to get messed up phenos. A good grower will find the best phenos, with the shittiest seeds...sometimes. Listen to
@Wastei, they have valid points, regardless of what a plant is supposed to do, it's not always by the book. Much respect to all, it's my opinion as well. I have a fuck tard big bud going right now that is doing the opposite, but I've had phenos of the strain that bulks up huge, this pheno I have sux, lol. Stay safe erbody!