Sk1nRanswered grow question 3 years ago The only real way to check if she's ready is by getting a jeweller magnifying glass, 60x is usually best and checking their tricones. The problem with pistils is they can go brown early for a number of reasons.
You want to make sure you look at the trics (little mushroom style things) and when they are all cloudy with 5-10% amber is when you want to chop. The more cloudy it is the more of a head high (rush) you will get. The more amber trics the heavier more couchy it will be.
Most growers usually go off all 3
Time told by seed bank
Pistils
Tricones.
We check the tricones because they're what actually get you high.