I tried GSC from 4 different dispensaries & was not super impressed with any of them. Than I found the real deal & I am lovin it. It truly is unique, I can smell and taste the og cross in it & it has a heavy kush smell if you know what I mean. If you haven't found the real deal don't give up...
In my experience, buds in hydro do fill in faster but that does NOT mean they mature faster, the plant matures at the same rate it would in soil the buds just fill in faster in hydro.
thank you, that would be blue dream haze. I've used GH flora nova with great results(in hydro and soil) but I don't like the consistency of it, that's really my only complaint. I paid a little over 100 for the 2-part bloom 1 gallon containers of AN connoisseur which isn't bad for 2 gallons of...
I'd suggest trying to move your exhaust fan next to your light so it pulls the heat out immediately and maybe pull the light up 6". Also, the overall quality of OG will be better if you can keep your temps under 75.
Ok, I use FFOF and get great results....but this side by side experiment is moot since you did it from seed and let me explain to you why.
Seeds carry different phenotypes, the fact that the buds are bigger in the FFOF and they're not stretching could simply be that the seeds carried...