I've got the exact same question and came here just now to ask that. I called it "mistake plant" because I LST'd it wrong. I was supposed to bend back the leaves as they pop out the top but instead I bent the plant sideways and all these branches you see are from the side of the plant growing up instead of out the top. I think it turned out okay. The first two pics are the ones I need advice on especially. Can I go ahead and snip this off and cure it? I leave for vacation in exactly one week. I will be gone for 10 days. I've got 4 plants. One plant is the one below but the others are still making new flowers so I"m giving them to a friend to babysit. Can I even cut this whole plant down and hang it before I leave? I've already started her on plain water. She can cure while I'm gone.