I want to say I agree with Mining_Green
get a jewelers loop or you can buy 100x microscope on amazon
If 80% of your trichomes cloudy they're definitely ready to chop, if you're looking to a deeper inset couch lock high the more the amber they are the deep the couch lock.
Inspect your trichomes clear cloudy amber. You can use a magnifying glass or jewelers loop microscope you can buy a microscope device that will plug into phone like 30 buck canadian whatever that means. Good luck