chop the top and let the rest keep budding??

i think the tops of my plants are nearly ready...
under a microscope some of the trichomes are cloudy, most still seem clear..and some are orange... i find it really hard to differenciate this way to be honest.
but going by the colours of ht ehairs, a majority twoards the top of the plant are starting to turn red now.

so my question is-

should i start flushing with water now, chop the tops in a week when the water has been absorbed, then start refertilising and let the rest of plant finish budding????

or should i chop straight away and just flush the rest of the plant??

will not flushing make a big difference if ive been using organic fertiliser??

the fertilizer even though its organic willstilleffect the taste alot yo couldjust cut it and put that in water right away and leave it for a day then dry im sure maybe not though

If you cut the tops off just keep an eye out for male flowers. Sometimes when a un pollenated plant gets old it will throw some last minute male flowers.

You can take the top and let the rest of the plant ripen, but I have found that bud that is dried when it has been chopped from the plant like that is a little harsher than bud dried ON the plant. Personally, I choose to let the cola go a little longer and wait for the rest of the plant to catch up, then harvest the whole enchilada... but it's just a personal preference.

DankyDank said:

You can take the top and let the rest of the plant ripen, but I have found that bud that is dried when it has been chopped from the plant like that is a little harsher than bud dried ON the plant. Personally, I choose to let the cola go a little longer and wait for the rest of the plant to catch up, then harvest the whole enchilada... but it's just a personal preference.

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I agree with Dank. I find its more productive if you harvest the whole plant and replace it with a new plant. In my situation atleast. If I didnt have anything to replace it with then I would double harvest like you described.