WTF is this a noob grow?
HID lights. 600 watts or more per plant with good side lighting and fans to move the branches around for strength from resistance is what does it besides having a decent clone or seed to start from
Fucking with buds, adding molasses to the soil, all that are gimmicks to make shit bud appear better than it really is.
Tell the guy to buy the marijuana growers handbook and read it cover to cover 4 or 5 times before he ever tries again.
go to reddit.com/r/microgrowery for advice. I will warn you that if he asks questions like this, they will chew him alive.