The last week! Chop time. Almost all of her pistils darkened. The trichomes are looking mostly cloudy. I didn't see amber, but some look purple. More fan leaves fell off. It was time. I chopped her on day 75.
She smells mostly of berries, sweet with a hint of sour. On one plant I get a whiff of skunk occasionally, but it's a background smell at the moment. Overall, it's a great smelling variety, even though the smell is weak.
I gave her only water the last few times, mainly because I didn't feel like mixing nutrients.
When I harvested her I could see how weak the stems are. Next grow I think I'll add some diatomaceous earth again.
Unfortunately the weather is dry and hot, so it's likely to be a quick dry. To slow the dry as much as possible I watered them the night before the chop, hung the plants whole, didn't wet trim, set the exhaust to 15 minutes on and 15 minutes off, and am not using any fans inside the tent. Starting temp and humidity is 28C/40%.
Looking good, I need to get to the point where i can say "2 more weeks" confidently. Its more of a guessing game with the plants I've grown so far as there has never been enough really clear trichome changes, even harder to see on these purple varieties.
@eurorack, Thanks a lot! Just because I can say it confidently doesn't mean I'm right ;) There are other factors that also let me know that the plants are almost ready. They start to drink less water than before. Some of the fan leaves fade yellow/purple and some fall off. The pistils curl and darken. And the trichomes change as you mentioned.