When To Harvest A Male Plant For Cannabutter?

I have a male plant that I have moved outdoors away from my females. It's about 18" and none of the pollen balls have opened yet. I have made butter and smoked male plants before so I know that I will get some thc from it but is there a better time to harvest it? Before or after the pollen releases? Thanks

Think of it this way, if your female plants take 8 weeks to reach maturity, but you pull and smoke at 4 weeks... will it be just as strong as growing it for 8 weeks?

It's the same for males.

honestly, male plants have such a low THC content I wouldn't even bother.

NoDrama said:

honestly, male plants have such a low THC content I wouldn't even bother.

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This is true. That's why people with bigger crops that "weed" (haha) out upto 10-15 males make butter with them. But no one said you shouldn't try it with one...

i would kill that male and dispose of...not enough thc in the male to be useful, and why take a chance of pollen even getting on ya to bring back to the ladies..i see a male i kill it..think like wyatt earp in tombstone.." i see a red sash n im killin the man wearing it!"