autos have their place and can be grown well, but im certainly not going to waste any of my budroom floorspace on them. if you have separate veg and bud areas there is no reason to grow them. Plus autos force you to grow from seed every time, so if your looking to produce a uniform crop and have consistency from cycle to cycle then running proven clones is the only way to go. Outdoor is a totally different animal, but even then I wouldn't spend my own time and resources on plants that do not have the genetic potential of "real" photo period plants.