cutting branches over a period of time

Hey

Is it ok to cut branches/buds off the plant as they are ready or are you to wait until the whole plant has brown stigmas then do it all at once?

If some branches are ready way before other buds are, then you can harvest the ones that are ready and leave the rest to ripen. Sometimes the top buds mature before the lower ones. However, if you're just being impatient and want to nit-pick little pieces of the plant, then shame on you. If its just small portions of the buds that look a little more mature than the rest, just leave it alone.

I do it all at once if the tops one have to go past their prime for the lower ones to get there so be it

awesome thanks!

Yeah some are waaaay ahead of others!

I have a strain going right now that is the opposite!! The main colas are all white haired and the lower ones(not just the pop corns...everything except the cola) are getting close to 50% red/orange. Anyone ever have this happen? I think its what may be refered to as unstable genetics...not sure though.