Have you ever heard of Intermittent Mist Sandbeds for propagation? Softwood cuttings from figs easily with this method. I have two intermittent mist beds here, and you’d be surprised just how many things you can propagate in em! Just not very good inside (mine are by my shed / garden outside).
Next spring I will try cannabis cuttings in it. Wanted to this year, but didn’t have much to work with at the time. I did get a budding tip from an auto (that was supposed to be photo) manage to root, but not much more after that as it “finished” weeks later.
Nah, I think its a legit concern, but as @PhilCuisine said, cuttings get a fresh cut before going in the cloner. Much like a fresh cut on a christmas tree to remove the sapped over bottom.
I have rooted cuts with pompoms, so a few weeks into flower. But they didn’t reveg very well for me. So much energy going to budding, then the plant needs to make roots, I would make my cuts earlier for sure (that was an accidental break).