Re: Pup's
I don't think so. The mother will give its remaining nutrients to her pups so cutting the mother plant will tend the pups to sought its own nutrients somewhere else. So the pups growth will slow down and will affect the fruit size of the pup. Sort of a mother not able to give milk to her child.
I think a sword pup is the norm. That's what you want to grow. It is the fastest growing pup whereas the pup that has large wider leaves on its first few leaves grows pretty slow and much smaller in height and P-stem. At least that's my experience.
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