Flush

flushing for harvest is hands-down a figment of the community's imagination. Even so, if you still wish to do it... that plant is nowhere near 2 weeks from being done. It's going to be nerve-wracking gaining experience as to when to harvest and predicting timing of it, but it'll get easier. Use more than one metric to determine when. This will keep you more consistent. Trihome coloration (need 30-60x magnification to see), pistil coloration and density of buds. Each can vary slightly from plant to plant as far as what it specifically means. So, use all three and hedge your bests. A google search can give you some ideas of what to look for. Experiment with when you harvest... don't rely on others' reporting. Try early, middle and late to learn your own preference. You can withold water, but it won't have much impact on drying times unless it has wilted and died before harvest. Then you have a potential problem of it rotting on the stem. Don't worry about dry times. You just spent how many months growing this thing. 1-2 days longer drying should not be a concern. A slower dry is a better result, in general anyway. Unless the plant is dying, it'll maintain roughly the same water content. Trying to time when the water runs out and it wilts/dies vs when to harvest is a complication not worth the effort. A super fast dry always results in trash weed. Take a nug and dry it one wy or another in a couple days or less and you will feel what i mean... touching buds (even feels different), your lungs (more agitation) and your exhale ("green" taste).