The trichomas and their therpenoids & cannabinoids suffer so much from light and heat, so if you want to smoke nice buds, please check any guide to dry & curing procedure to have the best effect and taste from your weed.
The only effective way to know when to cut a plant is when you check the bud trichomas, dont check the sugar leaves from the buds because they'll mature earlier than the bud itself.
When you do the best to grow your plants you want the BBT as I like to say (Big, Beautiful, tasty) so every part of the grow and dry&cure will have a massive impact of the quality you get, so imho you need to have patience.
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