Cool, 8 weeks of Vegging, going to yield a good bit! As soon as I get a successful grow or two under my belt, I'll Veg a little bit longer. This grow I wanted to keep it shorter, because I was intimidated by all of the things that could go wrong. I mean the longer it goes, the more problems that you can run into. PH factors, too many, too little nutes, temps, humidity, etc. So that's why I started reading up on topping & LST to increase yield and shorten the grow time.
I don't know how much money you pumped into your setup, but I know from my personal experience, that this hobby can get expensive very fast & if you cut corners in the wrong way, it's all for not!