Hey thanks man! Honestly it’s only my second grow, and I’m glad I stumbled on this method it is all I have used. It appeals greatly to my OCD lol
A few keys to my success:
Maintain a good amount of light on them from day one to prevent stretching,
Have a plan in mind instead of just tying branches wherever, I picture in my head where each branch will go and try to evenly fill all the spaces, adjusting my ties further down the branch as it grows and bends back upwards to keep them at just a slight incline until they reach the edges of the pot.
When tying down right from the start you want to keep the upper branches at only a slight incline and allow the rest to catch up. Once you have a fairly even canopy maintain it by making adjustments. The plant will evenly spread auxins if there are no leading branches poking up.
Make sure to be slow and methodical while tying down as well!
The link to my journal is in my signature, I am starting up my next crop in the veg tent in a week I will be sure to detail a tutorial / walk through now that I know there is some interested people!