Unfortunately without a scope it is a guessing game. You can watch your pistils and harvest when they are about 90% brown but this isn't as accurate as a scope. Sometimes the pistils will be brown and the trichomes not ready. And vice versa. If the trichomes are really fat sometimes you can shine a really bright white light on the buds and you can see the clear and amber glisten in the light. So you can get a good estimate from that. Congrats on the upcoming harvest. Those are some nice looking buds!