I honestly think theres a very simple answer to the op's question. Yes. If u took 2 clones of the same plant, kept them in identical conditions and the only difference is topped one to produce more branches than the other....the one that was not topped wud have a less amount of larger colas. Scrogging, lst'ing super cropping or any of that other shit is besides the point. It has nothing to do w the original purpose of this thread.
How are they besides the point?I dont agree with this what soever.I have multiple clones that are ALL topped in different stages of growth in RDWC and the plants with less branches have absolutely no difference in cola size,compared to the larger plants.I have pics to prove it,I have a couple plants that were a little further behind and got topped with less branches on the plants but those cola sizes are not any different.Its still all about light.All the colas below the light are always bigger and more pronounced.Ones outside of the light are smaller.
I think the OP's question was more in reference to getting a bigger yield with less tops as opposed to just a couple branches and this is absolutely false.No matter if a plant has 20 branches or 2 you still have to fill in a given footprint of light.Big outdoor plants are a good example,ITS all about the light.
Also tomatoes on sucker branches are just as big as main branches,whether its a 4 branch plant or a 8 foot tomato plant,watermelons in the same patch are all about the same size on smaller plants VS bigger plants.Putting 1 watermellon on a vine vs 10 the 1 will be slightly bigger but just get there faster than the 10.
I think a cannabis plant puts all of its energy into the top of the plant.Doesn't matter if it has 1 top or 20.Where you take from one place it will dis place to another,But the entire plant is gathering energy from light as a whole.
I think the OP got some different less yielding genetics and is bummed about it and thinking of switching it up when in fact it wasnt what he did,he just got a low yielding strain.