I am growing a strain for the first time. It is purple kush x hawaiian sativa. The person whom I got the clones from didn't tell me how many days it would take for this strain to mature. At day 49 I thought that there was no way these plants would be ready in a week. I held off flushing untl day 52. Now I have flushed them 3 times in the last 4 days, but they are ready. When I just flushed, the water had an ec of 1.1 before watering and 1.3 after draining. Would I be better off cutting them down now, or flushing a few more times?

flushing is really just using pure water for the last two weeks or so before you harvest. Don't over water your plants. You can buy things that will assist in flushing them out more quickly, but I'd keep the watering schedule the same and use pure water for the last two weeks. That strain could probably go 70 days or so no problem.

use water for another week. its importaint that the plant excreets it nutrients. not just the soil

Thanks. I am still flushing. Glad that I decided not to harvest yet, because the purple has really started being more pronounced the last two days. Trichomes haven't started turning amber yet. I'm gonna give em another week. Can anyone tell me if keeping lights off for 48 hrs before harvest really makes a difference and why?