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looks like she's popped new pistils lately. You are going to have to make a judgement call as far as waiting for new growth to ripen and the ripeness of old growth already nearly done. i don't see many if any clear trichomes.. they are all cloudy. which is cool. Usually there's a spectrum. 1) trichomes 2) pistils 3) density of nugs i bet if you took a sample and pried it apart, the trichomes buried underneath are amber. so, while it's probably the most scientific indicator, it's not always the absolute best indicator because we are only looking at the surface. cloudy is the beginnign of degradation.. amber is well into it. some strains don't turn amber during normal harvest window. So, take stock of your entire plant... there's new growth, it may be worth waiting longer. You can always do a staggered harvest if needed too. some stress can cause growth of new pistils. this will increase yield as they ripen. if only happening on top colas, safe to assume it is either light or heat stress. no proble if no serious damage and can be beneficial if it beefs up the colas. though... if it were the trichomes at top would show some amber probably. it's all a balancing act. .. and we are working with incoplete info... you have the plant in the room with you, so you have a bit more, yet still incomplete. don't fret too much... remember a few days more out of 90-100+ is small potatoes. so, i definitely recommend patience... remember what you did this time, try soemthign different next time and figure out what you like better... it's the only way.