There are a LOT of Urban Legends around when it comes to growing, with some having a kernel of truth while others are pure bullshit. When I either sprout a plant or grow a cutting, I leave it alone for about a week. The roots will grow like crazy on their own and don't really grow any better roots by cutting all of the leaves off. I don't use LED lighting for the most part...is that 2000w at the wall or 2000w equivalent? If using an HID, I would probably go with a 600w bulb...it's hard to compare them because there is no fixed conversion for them...1 mans 2000 watt system is another guys 4000 (or 1000) since they are hard to compare apples to apples. With your limited space, you will want to focus on training the plants to stay low and stretch the branches out horizontally as much as possible. I've never tried SOG or SCROG growing methods, but people have had a lot of success with this process.
There are some very experienced growers here...some do it for personal pleasure and a stash, while others try to grow and sell as much as possible. Keep reading and you will begin to see some of the same names that seem to know what they are doing. Keep in mind that it's a plant and give it what it needs, but don't force feed it or try anything unusual until you get all of the small kinks worked out of your system. Once you get used to them, what they like and what they don't like then you can go wild and do all kinds of stuff...but keep it basic at first. Things are looking good...I like the "Nursury"!
