i got a loupe off ebay £1.75 its got 3 mini leds and a uv note checker 100x , its pretty gangsta bro , gangsta i tell u!! Ain't no dude gonna give me a shady note,I'd give em 3 weeks personally. Like everyone said get a loop. They're cheap. If i wasn't going to use one then i just wait for the pistils to recede and wait a week or so more. Most of the time i find the buds fatten up a bit then.
Thanks nrt. I couldn't figure out where to get one locally. Now i know. Will be picking one upradio shack sells a 60/100 x scope for 10.00 trichs are your best bet. Can't really tell by pics but if I had to guess I would say 2 more weeks.