@Power OG nice pics and updates!! Ty too for update with Tnelz. How is the smell on those skunks? Should be able to smell them about 50 yards away through 2 carbon filters right? :D
@gardnguyahoy
IMHO,
If we consider the flower density alone (assuming 9wk pheno); then I would look to a difference (400vs 600) in the auxin/cytokinin ratio in week 3-6. This relates largely to what @shemshemet pointed out with higher by products from metabolism. Specifically with that; you could alter NPK ratios relative to lights and 'should' easily adjust for similar density. (With N not moving, you could increase S or P relative to N; or alternatively increase K relative to N.....for the period where that specific development is occuring. which would aid in this ratio adjustment.)
Flavor can be a harder thing to pin down though as so many factors can affect this. We often look at sugars, spectrum and stresses to alter flavor. It is not unreasonable to categorize intensity itself as a form of stressor; in that it would be logical that intensity level could alter stress response. If all other factors are equal (parameters, environment, specturm etc); then I would have to presume a relation to intensity (though sugar content would also be different from this).
If your liking aspects of flavor as a primary; you may well also like benefits from CMH as it adds spectrum effects in addition to the intensity change. Maybe something to put on the wishlist for santa. hehe.