CFL closet grow

Ok so my plants are 16 days old growing in good backyard regular soil(not the muddy shitty kind)with only a 1 inch of fertilizer on top of soil and growing under 4 23 watters CFL.8 bulbs all together just 4on for now.
Should I switch to 12/12 now and bend/tie down main stem all the way side ways so plant will be more wide/bushy and stay small?Lst.
I need the 2plants to be 2 1/2 feet at minimum.only nutes I used was a little superthrive.

Nice tight node structure.
I always wait till its a bush to flower but that's up to you.
Larger bush, Larger "end product"
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SEPARATE THOSE TWO PLANTS NOW !!! lol
The roots will fight each other later on.

so should i 12/12 now are they ready? I cant transplant no room for another pot plus i think my plants will be fine together seen a guy grow 3 plants in 1 pot fine

cmon let me get a few more opinions....

Yodazherb said:

Nice tight node structure.
I always wait till its a bush to flower but that's up to you.
Larger bush, Larger "end product"
Oh...

SEPARATE THOSE TWO PLANTS NOW !!! lol
The roots will fight each other later on.

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buyerReed said:

so should i 12/12 now are they ready? I cant transplant no room for another pot plus i think my plants will be fine together seen a guy grow 3 plants in 1 pot fine

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Why ask for help if you're gonna sit there and say you know better?

buyerReed said:

cmon let me get a few more opinions....

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Just my opinion, yes, seperate the plants NOW.
What happens later on if 2 are male?
Not to mention the complications if one plant needs more nutes than the one next to it, then what?
If you want a bigger yield at harvest time, then veg longer.
If you're pressed for space, then flip now.