Hi i am currently on my first ever grow i think 1 ...

I look for swollen Calex's, and when white Pistils stop popping out. Plus if the seed company has timeline for harvest. I like to take my plants to the very end of harvest to get the most pleasurable smoke.

Your picture is nice but not close enough to tell the real trichomes ratio of your plant. Looks like the trichomes are cloudy but without a magnifier there is a part of guessing in what I'm saying. The amber pistols are the old 70's hippies method that will not reveal the real maturity of the plant , it's more an indication that she is getting old. You can also harvest based on the flowering time given by the breeder

I still see alot of clear trichomes there but it's not far off. You could harvest in a week but two would probably be beneficial. Check other diaries and breeders estimation and compare 😁🌱👍

Thank you gdogfunk for your response i took the pictures through my camera zoomed in with the flash on, 70% amber pistols not trichomes, i do have a jewellers loupe i was trying to use but its upside down when i look through it and really hard to focus

Great looking buds! Are you using a jewelers loupe or magnifying glass to really get a look at the trichome color on the buds? (not the leaves) It's hard to judge from the naked eye unless you get real close with a magnifier. If you really have 70% amber trichomes, you're in for some major couch lock with that plant. I prefer to harvest when they are 100% cloudy/milky with about 20% amber. That gives a great stone and not too much couch lock that the party is over. I hope this helps!