Cloning Then leaving out during winter

so i plan on growing my first plant. i want more but i dont have much money.. i was thinking of cloning my first plant to make more plants and leaving them all winter.. since i live in so-cal it doesnt rain much and doesnt get too cold.. the coldest it gets where i live is 44 degrees and it has to be raining for that. the cold temp is usually 50 degrees during winter...

my question(s) is can i leave plants to grow during winter and harvest during fall like normal? would i get a bigger yield?

also, how big does the plant need to be to clone it and how many clones should i be able to get?

im not for sure the definitive answer here but no I dont think it would work excatly like that it depends on the amount of light they get if itll maje them start to flower during the winter r the shortest days so wat i think would happen is u would cause them to flower then they revegg when the days get longer id leave em indoor till then if u want some monsters next fall
ps. aint it summer here in cali right now I got mine gettin ready for outside now is that what u meant