theyre done.. not gonna grow anymore.. may ripen though..
Do you honestly believe that? Look at the color and condition of the foliage, it is not showing any signs or being close to finishing. As lush and as healthy as the foliage is and, not meaning to be offensive here, but since the buds look like they could stand a fair bit of plumping up yet it appears as if there is still some growth yet to come if the plants will be allowed to mature. The only sign of getting somewhat near to harvest that I spotted in the pictures were how the pistils have darkened, but but they have not receded much if at all by the looks of them so again I would say more time is needed.
I know the person said it was their first grow but did anyone think to bother to ask if the person knew what strain they were growing and if so ask or research and find out how long the strain's flowering time is and then ask how long the plants have been in flower ... and if not what strain it is ... at least ask how long the plants have been flowering for?
It might be handy to know a bit more info.