Something along those lines. I believe the general rule of thumb is 5 regular's will get you a female, 10 regulars will get you a nice mother, more chances for a mother to clone off.
Well as far as smell and the Blue Venom goes the end of Veg smelled more than the flowering (go figure) flowering had a more even creaminess smell than the veg. Def recommend a carbon filter either way. Good luck with the grow :)
You can give Big Bang a try from Greenhouse very cheap. Nice medicinal strain, grows fast,high yield loads of bud sites (I fim them bushes out). Make up is Northern Lights, Skunk #1, and El Nino (Haze x Widow).
If you have space go with the regular and pick a mother then clone. If space is an issue or you want to try different strains go fem. I've had no problems with Fem's (I use Dutch Master Reverse as a precaution). Remember any leaks/stress may hermie the fem's. If you want to cross/breed you...
You still have that White Widow connect in NYC? I just moved here and the crap in my neighborhood is reggie and expensive. If you could hook me up that'd be cool if not thanks for your time :) my email is [email protected]