Fast Buds-Strawberry Gorilla Auto

Week #11-Jan 28 to Feb 3 1/29-I inadvertently clipped off a little branch in the middle of the plant this morning as I was trimming some leave. I also took a picture of the trichomes to see how developed they were. It's definitely a bit early and some trichomes are still clear but most of them are getting cloudy. This is also a chance to use my Cannatrol Dry/Cure unit to see whether the buds will be smokeable in a week to 10 days. 1/30-Buds are really starting to get dense. Pistils are turning orange. Top leaves are starting to show signs of yellowing. I'm thinking another week to 10 days and she'll be ready to start flushing and then harvest. Very happy with the progress of the last 10 days. 2/1-More of the same. 2/3-Top buds are ripe and ready to go. Mid and lower tier are close but not there yet. I'm starting the flush today and will likely cut the 6 big colas and get them drying and curing and let the rest of the plant go for another few days to catch up. This baby was a little slow to flower but has really closed fast. UPDATE-Looked at trichomes and saw that the trichomes on top were starting to turn amber so I cut the 6 top colas before I see any more amber. I'm hoping that I've found the highest THC levels and keep the smoke on the more energetic rather than stony side of things. In addition, because this plant caught up so fast in the end I've cut them with not much of a flush. So I'll get a chance to see (for better or worse) if it really tastes any different. Up until now I've always done at least a 7 day flush. But I'll say this right now. The buds I've cut look spectacular! Finally, up until now I've typically cut the buds from the stems and placed them on a drying rack to dry for 7 to 10 days. This time I trimmed the buds all the way down to final but I've left them on the stem and hung them in the Cannatrol Coo Cure unit. I leave them in for a couple of days to dry before I cut the buds off to keep the fresh buds from getting 'flattened' on one side on the trays. Right now the 6 cuts wet weight on the stems is 253 grams which is about 9 ounces. I'll weigh them again when they are off the stems.