My baby girl is very close to being completely ready. There's a few buds that have cludy trichs and nice pinkish red hairs. Can I cut off one of those to smoke it now? If so will it damage the rest of the plant and what's the fastest drying method, I want to smoke it NOW!

I have done what you are asking about. It is a waste of time. for a few reasons. #1 you have most likely not flushed the Nuts out of the buds yet, #2, you are not going to dry and cure it correctly, and #3 that 1/2 gram bud you are thinking of smoking, will most likely be 2+ grams at harvest day.

Patients Young grass Hopper. Take a $20 spot and go buy a bag.

if you need to smoke something. Go trim off the extra leafs that are blocking light from getting inside the plant. Smoke that. Better then raping you plant before its time. This is IMHO. I know lots of people take buds early. I did, but never again.

will those fan leaves get you high?

If they have crystals on them then yes. But it taste like shit.

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ok well I have done what you are asking and I used several ways to dry the bud. And I saw no advers effects on the plant. Now as the other guy said this is my opinion and experience only. Ultimately you decide. I cut some choice buds from the less big colas and I hung them to dry with a fan in dark and I also had some of those silica gel packs to remove moisture. 24 hours later I smoked. Now it tasted like shit But I got fucked up. Also it did shrink to like way less so be aware and choose a nice bud, hey in my opinion we deserve it. lol good luck and tell us what you do~

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I did it. I took a small bud off the lower half (still nice and red hairs) stick in a bag in the microwave for about 20 sec's and shaazaammm! It was a knock out and I can't wait until the rest is done too completition. This is my first complete grow and it's going to be supersweet! The only problem I have is my main cola isn't real thick (using cfl's 9 on 1 plant) but there has too be at least 2 z's after I dry because there's bud's everywhere and there are nice and big! I'll update in a few weeks with the final pic's before harvest.

Fan leaves will not get you very high, especially if you have been smoking good quality buds for a while. But they might help you keep your scissors away from your buds. If you cut your plant once, you will cut it 2or maybe even more times. I think it is best just to let the plant go that two more weeks with out trimming a few buds here a few buds there.

But then again, if I need bud, and My plant is two weeks shy of harvest time. I have the money to go buy some from someone else. So maybe my situation is not the same as yours.

good point chab. You hit it right on the head when you say you will cut two or more times again. I am so guilty of this . lol

cheers m8~

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