Although I know it is best to let it all go the way and finish, I disagree strongly with the notion that you don't get anything out of smoking it early. I have smoked small immature buds that only appeared after the whole plant had been flowering for at least 5-6 weeks. So the small ones were at best a week or two old when I smoked em. I pulled them because they were the bottom ones and I wanted more air down there. I wasn't gonna toss them. They didn't taste bad or even give me a headache. They actually got me pretty ripped! Your quote about the bud at 7 weeks when quick dried actually makes me laugh. You probably have never even tried 7 week quick dried bud! Now I do agree, like I said, that you should always let it finish. I just think you shouldn't tell someone something that is not always true. Just tell them it is your opinion.