The smell comes during the drying stages pal. Some plants just hold back there scent until as far as curing. If you are getting an earthy plant smell it'll just be a case of drying and then curing to bring out her terps. Happy growing. And idk what your man was saying another 2 weeks left on week 8. Your on wk 18 lol. Goes to show ppl are just firing answers from their hip for the fun of it lol.