I typically start them indoors as the temp is going to be in the mid to high 60's. Not the best temp for veg growth. I will usually grow them to a bit more than 12-14 inches then sex them by a 12/12 light regiment. By about 6 to 8 days they show me who they are going to be and I decide what I am going to do.
Next, the days have started to warm up. So then they go outside for flowering and finishing. I find the taste to be much better outside then in. Also the long FREE light helps bring better blooms than inside. When they ripen up then I harvest. I have never done the acapulco gold method of letting the dry outside in the sun while still rooted. To me that dirt weed taste can be saved for someone else.