The term "small" is definitely subjective. If I recall, you were growing in a tent that was a square meter, right? That converts to about 10.76 square feet. This means that you're getting <30 watts per square foot. I used the same panel, but in half the space at 5 square feet which yields 60 watts per square foot. That's a huge difference, and you may need more light.
Also, I noticed you only had 46" or 30" (couldn't tell which from your first journal post) of vertical space. My limited experience tells me that these 5w panels perform best pretty far from the plants. My first time growing, the plant came out short and stunted (huge buds though) because I kept the Mars II so close to it, sometimes even 18" or less. But on my current grow, I started with the light 45" inches away from the soil line and the plants grew much larger. Currently, just the main colas of the plants come to 24" away from the panel and they are growing some really nice buds.
I got your specs and information from the first page of your journal, so if you've since changed these parameters, just ignore me.
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