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I let the plants dictate the time table for the most part. I vegetate the girls until they fill my box and then set them out to flower.
As for your growing area, there are benefits and drawbacks to either option. In a closet, you've got a prebuilt closed space that you can modify for your grow, but you're constrained by the size/configuration of the closet. For example, electricity may not be close to your closet, you may have to cut holes and such for ventilation, you may mess up the carpet/flooring if (when) you spill water and chemicals etc.
Building your own space in the basement will allow you to tailor your grow room to suit your needs. spills won't be as big of a deal, and it should be more secure in that most people won't be going downstairs...unless you've got a rec-room set up down there.
Lighting is the most important consideration. For a small grow (1-4) plants you could probably get by with florescent tubes or CFL bulbs. Even with that, I'd suggest buying a HPS lamp before you put your plants into flowering to help with the bud development and yield.
Not sure where you are, but in the US you can get everything you need from home improvement stores (probably at a reduced price compared to specialty grow stores).
Good luck.
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