I've done the same with mine that are planted in the soil, but I'm so envious of some of the plants I see from Ko and others that I'd decided I want to get frisky and see if I can get even bigger caudexes and smaller bushy plants. I'm fairly sure I can't do that with the ones I have in the ground. I'll probably end up killing 20 or more (I'm a slow learner)
but I've done the hand pollinating thing successfully, and I think root trimming is my last frontier. so any and all advice is thankfully appreciated.