In veg top it and remove all fans
This will force it to branch out in order to make new leafs ( the only time I would defol , to use for that purpose as a tool ) and keep it in veg till size you want then flip
@Gardenartus
Keep very top two fans and very lowest two fans to act as pumps to aid uptake but strip all the rest of the fans
Then when plant branches and grows enough new leaf remove last four fans
Will take 5-7 days for plant to maybe recover so don’t panic after that it should start to branch out a lot
How it branches is strain and pheno dependant as usual but this is the best way
I do this to newly sexed mums to prepare them to make lots of branches for cloning quickly
Just remember the plant now has less leafs so make sure not to do defol with a freshly wet pot and further waterings lighter than before till plant bounces back with more new leafs to handle normal proper waterings
You could also mainline like paps does if you have more time
( more controll over plant shape )
Topping and bend over stem would also help branch her out
I am the opposite as I like and search for single bat types as I am more sog type grower
If she very hard to branch my way might still only just produce two branches at very top , if that the case then paps mainlining is best way to go ( you won’t know till you experiment and see how stuburn she is , but there is three good ways to try )
Or just put 3-4 clones in per octo
That’s 4 things to try
Was she from seed ?
: )