Hey guys, this is my first time grow, I got two females coming right now, one a sativa one a indica, my sativa still has some time left, very few red hairs yet, but with my indica i think there are just a little more than half of the hairs red. do you think it's time to harvest? It's been like 7 weeks almost now. I have some pictures to try and show what they look like. Please help cause i really want to produce the right smoke, i'm gonna try take some trichromes to work tomorrow and look under the microscope to see what they are looking like.

thanks guys

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doesn't look like it yet

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i wud say ... a week and half 2 weeeks

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alright thanks, that must mean my other one has like 4 weeks. but for the two weeks on this one, i should keep watering normally for one week right? and then flush for the next week?

it all depends bro

some flush for 2 weeks, some for one, some not at all ..

Mainly the reason for sluhing ould be to get rid of all the salt build up and such , + it makes the herb taste better b/c there is relly no chemical taste

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okay that makes sense, now i've never flushed before and i know your supposed to use a lot of water but afterwards to you water the plants at all that final week? i've also heard of people using the molasses after flushing as well. I use molasses anyways though.

Has anyone ever seen some science on how or why to flush?

I mean i haven't seen any science about it but it makes sense. You've been growing with all these fertz and all which get up into your bud. You don't want that junk it there when you smoke so flushing should get rid of it all, thus making a lot better of a smoke. You know when you smoke that harsh herb? that can be from fertz being in the bud. at least that's how i understand it.

pic number 2 is ready but you need to flush for atleast a week and then chop her when its darktime bro.

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yeah i'm thinking about flushing her in the next couple days. Now after i flush do i water at all until i cut her down? and what are people's thoughts on the length of the dark period before cutting her down? i've heard multiple things.