when to pick my buds

Unfortunately i do not have pics.I have 3 plants,been flowering for about 5 weeks or so.Some buds are really white haired and others have orange hairs.When do I know when to pick?Do I pick whole plant at once or individual buds.I do not have a pocket microscope,but I have heard about the trichomes looking like mushrooms.Is there any way by the hairs I can tell?Any info or pics would be great,thank you very much

Check this diagram out:
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5 weeks probally isn't long enough, I'd wait the entire 8 weeks, the plant will start to plump up the next week or two. You could pick now, but its worth the wait, I know its temping... I smoke as I go, by the end I haven't got anything.

Green Love said:

Check this diagram out:
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As the plant matures the new calyx (flower) will form making new hairs. As each calyx ripen the pistals in those individual calyx will shrivel and receed back. You're going to see a bunch of new calyx form with new hairs that shrivel, that's what makes up the bud. When it come time to harvest you're going to be looking for a number of things at once, not just the trich color like everyone says, there's more to it.
Here's the order the plant matures so you know what to expect-

1. calyx and pistals form
2. pistal hairs turn color and shrivel back to calyx wihich will have started swelling
3. calyx swell with resin
4. **Now is when to look for trich color**

The trichomes can start changing color from the time they develope so you can't rely on just that to judge harvest time.