I usually top when I see the plant moving at full steam after I have stripped and waited to make sure I didn't stress them out too much. I'd venture to say around that's likely when they've started pushing out node six but really I use their growth rate and not an exact node to determine that.
I am watching your steps closely, since this is the time/stage I always (not exaggerating) screw things up by bending too much? I don't know. They don't rip when I bend them, but after some hours/a day, they look like this 
This does still happen to me a bit and realistically if this starts to happen you just have to ease up on the ties and let them repair themselves a bit. As soon as I’m done topping a plant I start to bend the nodes with my fingers. A couple days later I throw the ties on so in between the topping and the ties I’m essentially massaging the nodes so they don’t get too hard too fast and become nearly impossible to tie down without having that happen.Good morning Ase ☀ I am watching your steps closely, since this is the time/stage I always (not exaggerating) screw things up by bending too much? I don't know. They don't rip when I bend them, but after some hours/a day, they look like this
One time, the shute then grew together with the stalk of the leaf, it survived, but still...
Has this ever happened to you? How can I try avoiding it? I have added a photo for you to see what I mean. Thank you
Thank you makes a lot of sense with the hulking and matches with what I found in my tent
I will think of it next time. Happy day
