What makes me days that it isn't a roots system issue is the fact that only the extremities are hurts ( tops buds of the stems ). It appeared burn like if it was spread with something just before the Sun goes up and it has been burn by that , or just the Sun if it's still a Hot one. My last thought is that you are maybe dealing with a fungus because they are generally starting on a specific spot of the plant before spreading . Whatever's your case is I would advise you to cut the affected part and to monitor your plant. And as you are growing outdoor I would have put that one one quarantine to avoid any spreading on the others plants