So, I had to go at that height for a few reasons, the primary was that I couldn’t bend them any further down anyway, the stalks are too stiff and the tomato cage put some serious strain on them that I was not comfortable going any further than where they ended up. The other factor was the GH supports, I could have rigged something with some rope or twine, but it sits really well at this height, very taut from end to end. I will have to keep after them until they are done stretching, making the most of my space.
This has really been an eye opener for my grow, have lots of things to think about for next year, primarily less plants and better use of the space. I’m thinking 6 plants and scrogging with plenty of topping early on to get them wider and shorter. I got a bit too gung-ho with trying to get bigger plants than last year, which was easily achieved, and didn’t really think out how I was going to manage them with a 6’6” height restriction. Honestly I didn’t expect them to get this tall lol.