So lets say someone cut a couple of plants, mid flowering, down at the base, out of spite. If this person left the stalks, would I have a chance of replanting and getting it to root, or would I b better of just drying the nugs that are on it....
that sucks. using splints to graft a plant back together is common when stems breaks, if your plant has already flowered then it might be tough to pull off but i think it's your best bet
i would try to make fresh cuts and graft it back together still, there should be enough energy stored in the root mass that it'll connect with the upper half. the problem with trying to root it from scratch is that plant will be starved and most of it will likely shrivel up and stay stunted for a month until enough root mass grows back to support it.