Is it too late

i have started to clone my plants...i just have a question if its to late after there are muti pistals coming out. when i took the clones in the beginning they were justs starting to show sex...they already rooted n are kinda growing taller after a few wks..but no one really defines(not that i can find)when you finally move them fom rooting(no light) to keeping them in 18hrs....or do you just move them staight to 12hrs and just let them grow in flower stage...since they are already in flower stage or do you bring them up just like a seed and have to move them though the stages...and the last part is if you keep them in veg/18hrs and take them through... will the pistal fall off and kinda start over from the beginning

So these clones began is cuting from a flowering plant? Its always prefered to get clones from a veging plant. If they r tall enough begin flowering. If they arent go ahead and veg them. The pistols wont fall off but not realy sure wat will happen.... Not sure if it can b reversed. It will defenitly stress the plant. That we know for sure. Other then that not sure. Sounds like uve got ur self an experiment! I love those. lolz If its 12 or 15 inches or so id just flower.

actually some people like to take clones from flowering plants they branch like crazy but it gets harder to root them the further in flower you are.

the pistols will not fall off they will stay there no biggie.............and its not no light during rooting its soft light and a humidity dome over them.......... i just put them on my office desk or under a cfl during rooting........... i dont understand the other questions you had if any soooo just ask what i have not answered..