So just fed the plants and I have to think the light intensity was a big issue. It’s been 24 hours since the change and here they are. Could just be my wishful thinking but I swear they seem to be responding better. Don’t get me wrong, they are not perfect, but those leaves are defiantly picking themselves up off each other. Go PPP.
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My afghans looked really similar droopy when they were that age. They perk up.
These were under hlgs as well
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Nice. The light is the only thing I could think of as it’s the only thing that changed. They were fine in the other tent. My HLG is 600 watts and the Mars was only 150. I am sure they will get acclimatized to the intensity as I turn it up over time. Just happy to see them pick up a bit. What can I say, concerned parent 
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Mine started off looking normal and then turned to that as the leafs got bigger.
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It could definitely have just been the timing of the move and as such just a coincidence. Their maturing and growing bigger so that could be all they needed. Either way as they get happier so will I.
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When you think about it, plants with very wide big leaves collect more light than thin long leaves, so the plants need less light.
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I suspect they evolved wider as a means of pulling in added moisture but it is just a suspicion.
As for the lights…
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a lot of heirloom broadleaf indicas have that downturned leaf “cousin it” appearance. It’s nothing to worry about, they look very happy.
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I think there improving by your pictures seem to not be as droopy .
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@DougDawson I use the same app your using for LUX Meter… This is what I’m using to guage how the light is working for me.
Same Android application your using to get a ballpark range of lighting levels that I’m aiming for during the grow.
Vegetative 30,000 - 40,000 lux
Flowering 50,000 - 65,000 lux
< 15,000 lux - sparse or “stretchy” growth - plant isn’t getting enough light
17,500 - 40,000 lux - good amount of light for healthy vegetative growth
45,000 - 65,000 lux - optimal amount of light for cannabis plants in the flowering stage
70,000 - 85,000 lux - a lot of light, only some strains do okay at this light level.
Hopefully this helps 
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Yes indeed and some of the leaves seem to be flattening out, I am pretty happy to see them improving.
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Thanks bud, much appreciated. I don’t normally use those apps. I bought a lux meter and installed that app on 2 separate phones, all 3 devices gave me totally different readings so I sent the meter back as I had no idea what to trust. Also apparently the Lux meters don’t read the whole spectrum. I looked at Par meters but for $800 I figured I would just learn to read the plants instead. In this case since the only change before the droop was the light I though I would try this again and just matched the setting in both tents. The plants defiantly seem to be responding to the change as it’s the first time I have seen them perk up since the move.
What I normally do is set my HLG 600 to 30" at 50% for veg than the day of flip I start turning them up and get the to full power over the course of 10 days at 24". I am defiantly taking down the notes you provided though. I really appreciate you taking the time to put it all down man. It’s really great information to have.
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For all the reasons you said above, that’s why I use the app called “Lux” has a yellow icon with a light bulb on it. Gives me “ballpark” range & of course combination of common sense and reading what the plant is saying. Gives me a pretty decent idea what what’s going on ,)
I think your doing great man, keep it up.
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@DougDawson These look great. I have my eye on the front right. Boy or girl, it looks like it is going to be thick. From what I’ve read, the PPP has a great story behind it. Your first seed run will be memorable. Looking forward to seeing you do it.
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Thanks bud, they should be taking off any time now. It’s been fun so far, cant wait to see what they do next.
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With things looking up I am hoping to flip to 12/12 by the end of the week. Main goal is to be completed before July 1st as I will be going into the woods for a week and I want to be shut down. That will give them 9 weeks to finish, man I will be cutting it close.
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That’s going to be a nice full tent when they rolling! 
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My goodness. What a turnaround. Looking rather spiffy in there, man.
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