+Speed Auto mini soil grow

Week 11 D70 - gave her about 3L of plain water and removed some large fan leaves and some small gnarly leaves, as I am concerned about mould as we approach the finish line. Plant looks excellent, buds swollen and maturing. Haven't seen much in the way of amber trichomes yet but it might be my method. Letting her live a bit longer anyway D71 - all looking good, not much to say at the moment. buds still shaping up nicely. trichome checks continue to be inconclusive, will keep looking D72 - I think she's done! gave a thorough inspection of all large buds today and there is unmistakable amber, probably 5-10%. gonna let the pot dry out for another few days, let her finish up the ripening and then she'll meet her maker. excited for harvest, hoping for an ounce but really I'm just happy to be here. :) i have turned the light down a fair bit, i read on another diary here that lower light in the final week is beneficial to the ripening process. D73 - yup, any minute now. probably take her down friday or saturday, d75/76 D74 - harvest day! As good a time as any. I have been thinking about my reasons for letting the pot dry before harvest, following a discussion with another growdiaries member, and I have decided to cut it down while there's still some moisture to the pot. This should slow my drying time down a bit, producing a nicer end product. she was coming down today, tomorrow or the next day, so doubt it will make a huge difference either way. got my dry room set up, it is my grow tent minus light, heat mat, everything except extraction and carbon filter. added a circulation fan which will be placed at the bottom of the tent facing the walls to deflect the air movment. it will run 15 mins per hour unless it needs more, in which case ill increase to 15 mins on 15 mins off. its a pretty simple drying setup with some twine drawn across diagonally within the tent, where i can hang branches mostly whole. i have trimmed a lot of large fan leaves in the last 10 days, and taking off anything gnarly as I harvest - bud rot is my greatest fear, and im doing everything i can to mitigate it in this final stage. i am aiming for a 7ish day main dry, plus another 2-3 days in paper bags before jarring for cure. usual humidity is on the high side, around 60%, and due to the stealthy nature of my setup i can't have a dehumidifier in the dry area. we'll see how it goes, but i am optimistic. buds look amazing. the last week really put the icing on the cake, so to speak. got some significant purpling on the tops, most of the buds at the top are big and dense. lots of smaller/popcorn nugs in the lower canopy but will know to trim them off next time. ill update next week with drying progress and a weigh in, with a smoke report to follow. at the moment i have most of the plant hanging in the tent. there are also two brown paper bags with popcorn in em that i'm trying a different drying method, that is, straight into bags. will see how that goes. thanks for reading!