Tragedy in the tent

First time grower here- Somehow I managed to experience two of a grower's worst nightmares in a matter of minutes. Background info: 8 weeks in on northern lights autos (late flower)

So I was inspecting the lower portion of my plant, notably the popcorn nugs (I haven't lollipopped no). I was shocked to see what seemed to be pollen sacs growing on one of the popcorn nug branches. Well if I'll be damned, the last thing I need is a hermie this late into flower. But I figured if I just cut the branch it would be no problem. I of course immediately trimmed it off and inspected the rest of my tent for any similar culprits. Upon inspecting, I tried to gently pull back the same cola that had the hermie on it and ended up snapping the entire branch off the main stem The branch had been snapped for 0,5 seconds before I secured it back into place and made sure it was well re-connected with some masking tape within arms reach. It's been a few hours, and so far so good.

My question is: do you think the plant will recover? Or is the cola I snapped off screwed? It was really fat so I'm trying to stay optimistic Pics are attached

Happy toking, and thanks for any input

 

So it's just stunted right? The thing is I'm going on a trip in some time when I'll be drying everything anyway, and won't be able to start a new grow until after I'm back. Wouldn't it be worth it just to wait the extra days/weeks it takes to repair itself?

 

Also what about the hermie stem? Should I worry at all as long as I cut it off? Couldn't find any articles about it online, they always say to just avoid