Hello Novicegreen, the weed is the most potent when most of the trichomes are cloudy and around 10% got a amber brownish color.
Make sure that you look at the trichomes that grow on the buds and not just the trichomes on the sugar leaves. And look at multiple different spots on the bud to get a good picture from the ripeness of the full bud instead of just 1 small part.
Enjoy the harvest buddy!