Yea, I really meant no offense by that. You didn't lose that much time, especially if you can let go of some girls when they need it.
I know more than one grower who have kept plants that had some issues in veg for months trying to save it or undo damage that occurred when the plant was young, only to end up with a scraggly plant riddled with problems, not capable of producing well.
Young plants can be no brainers for culling decisions, unless you do it crop after crop, obviously. The bluntness was truly well intended as I have beat my head against the wall with other growers about this.
It is an issue of that plant occupying your grow space for three months versus getting a fresh batch of good plants for those same three months. You put off your harvest for two weeks, maybe, but you will harvest more and better in the end.
Everyone fucks up plants. I have fucked up my share for sure. Don't lose any sleep over that. What a lot of stoners lose sleep over is culling. I don't, you shouldn't in this case. The bluntness was only because this is a hard thing for a lot of people to do concerning the decsion to start over. I find it kinda funny how it is so wrong for some people to toss a plant when they should. Penny wise, pound foolish.
That's the help. Don't lose sight of the big picture and the fact that you can harvest more better quality weed, you just need to harvest a week or two later is all. If you are not in a med state, I can understand, but if you are, go get fresh clones asap.