First Auto Grow (3BearsOG//NL)

I have done nothing but water them when dry which is about every other day. The two 5 gallon pots are finishing around the same time and I gave them their last water Day 70. I’m going to let them dry out the next couple of days before putting into a 3 day dark cycle. I really want to chop but always hear “wait one more week when you think it’s done.” The trichomes are mostly cloudy and I am already starting to see a few amber ones but they only seem to appear on the fan leaves and not the actual flower itself. I wanted to try to see if watering with ICE cold water for its last watering to improve trichomes production. (A type of environment stress) The 3 gallon has showed me that I probably won’t use them anymore after this grow. The size compared to the 5 gallon pots are just not reasonable enough. Online says smaller pots should finish faster but my case was different. The 3 gallon pot proved to grow and go into flower quicker than the 5 gallon pots. However it has been taking a longer time in flower BUT the but bud size comparison to the 5 gallon pots are 1.5-2x the size… so maybe a smaller yield but bigger buds is the trade off but doesn’t seem worth it to me. Last update before the chop/trim/dry