As I keep telling people, (and here is the proof!) some strains just don't develop amber trichomes, which is a genetic thing, so waiting too long for amber can result in harvesting over ripe and degraded plants.
If you have roughly 95% brown pistils, the plants will be in the ball park for peak THC levels and a mind bending head high.
If you prefer sleepy couch lock buds, wait until 98-100% brown pistils, the trichomes will have more CBD and CBN and less THC, producing a more narcotic/stupefying effect rather than a mind trip of earlier harvested flowers.
Hope this helps, Organoman.