Amber trichomes early-shorten flush or wait?

ntrlslctn

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growing in coco with soul synthetic nutrients, at day 53 flower the heads of trichomes are turning amber, maybe 5-10%. I had hoped to flush for 2 weeks to really fade the plants, but I don’t want trichomes to degrade too much. How long should I go with flushing before chop?

Some additional background info, strains are Bruce banner (Sativa hybrid) and stardawg (an indica variety, 91?). I should have been better about checking trichomes but my last run of OG Kush I didn’t see any amber until at least 10 weeks in same environment although that was organic. I ran straight water for 9 days before harvest and was very pleased with results. I’m three days into flushing with ph’d water now since day 53. The trichomes don’t seem to be rapidly degrading which is good. I picked up royal flush yesterday and ran it through between applications of ph’d water, I don’t like the idea of flushing agents but I thought this might expedite the process. My RO water is 7 ppm, and my runoff is still coming out at 587ppm. I wasn’t checking ppm of nutes going in but I was flushing every 2 weeks of flower with straight water.

I’m not looking for a to flush or not to flush debate here, but if you are already of the opinion that flushing matters please offer any advice. I suspect a shorter flush of 6 days or so won’t push my flowers too far, but eager to learn from others experience. I also like to dry them out for a day or so before chop to reduce moisture for curing, so trying to keep that in mind. Thanks!
 

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ntrlslctn

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Lol anybody?

The point may be moot anyways, a week later at day 60(from switch not formation) Amber trichomes don’t seem to be as prevalent as I had thought. I’ve been flushing with ph’d water and have used Royal Flush in the mix twice, ppm in down to 107. They’re not fading as fast as i’d like but I now plan to hold out and get at least 10 days maybe 14 depending on how they look.

Still ph’ing my water because I read somewhere that improper ph can cause them to leach aluminum and salt from the medium, don’t know if that’s true but I think it helps the plants metabolize nutrients efficiently. I think I will stop ph’ing for last few days when medium is thoroughly rinsed and plants appear nutrient deficient already so that pure water is the last thing in them.
 

Lordhooha

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Lol anybody?

The point may be moot anyways, a week later at day 60(from switch not formation) Amber trichomes don’t seem to be as prevalent as I had thought. I’ve been flushing with ph’d water and have used Royal Flush in the mix twice, ppm in down to 107. They’re not fading as fast as i’d like but I now plan to hold out and get at least 10 days maybe 14 depending on how they look.

Still ph’ing my water because I read somewhere that improper ph can cause them to leach aluminum and salt from the medium, don’t know if that’s true but I think it helps the plants metabolize nutrients efficiently. I think I will stop ph’ing for last few days when medium is thoroughly rinsed and plants appear nutrient deficient already so that pure water is the last thing in them.
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