Would you suggest two days of darkness before chop or does that not actually make a difference?
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IME, I notice a difference between chopping with lights on and lights off, but no difference between 12-48 hours of darkness… so I tend to just chop at the end of the dark cycle.
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10 weeks Saturday. All cloudy, lots of amber on the sugar leaves, probably <5% amber on calyxes.
I either cut tonight when lights come on or shes waiting til Monday. I’m leaning towards tonight, even if I wait til Monday, I think I’d just put her in the dark rather than keep her in the grow room between now and then. What does OG think?
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You are definitely in the harvest window.
I’d cut it now but some folks like a more calming effect might wait a day or two.
Cheers
G
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Agree with @Gpaw balls in your court now all a matter of preference now the long you wait the more narcotic the stone I personally prefer cloudy but I’m definitely in the minority
I would harvest right before lights come back on if possible or if you have the ability to leave it in the dark a couple days I hear lots of good things about it I’ve just never had a proper set up to try
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Nice, I remember doing that back in the day w 48 hrs of dark before the cut. So yeah my other option is wait til Friday morning when lights go out, stick that baby in a dark bedroom and when I get back I’ll have that dark window covered.
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Lot of people swear by it …maybe worth me getting another tent for I’ve thought about one for drying maybe a dual purpose one
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This is what I am trying to do. Back about 10 years ago when I first grew, some of the old timers who helped me learn swore by their dark period. I always did it myself just because thats what I was told haha.
When I either frame out a room or get a second tent, I want to retire my old one for drying purposes.
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I agree with everyone else, you are in the preference zone. In my opinion, clear trichomes ar immature, cloudy trichomes are ripe, and amber trichomes are beginning to degrade. So I try to harvest when the majority of the trichomes are cloudy.
In my experience, harvesting in the dark cycle gives a smoother smoke than harvesting during lights on. I have not noticed a difference between just 12 hours of darkness and 48 hours of darkness.
Edit: I have a small tent with an extraction fan and a humidistat that I like to use for drying. 
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Wanted to harvest in 2 weeks with the rest of my plants but they look about ready now. The strain is blueberry and is 45 days into flower. My other blueberry looks to still have a couple week but this one is about 10% clear /80% cloudy / 10% amber. Think I can squeeze a couple more weeks out of her?
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You are in the harvest window, now it depends on how you like it.
Two weeks might be pushing it but you can easily let it slide a few more days, maybe a week then reevaluate.
Blueberry is Indica leaning so letting it go a little later will add more couch-lock, not a bad thing.
Cheers
G
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I like a good balanced buzz most times but I also like to have a very heavy knock you smoke at bedtime. Then of course a little more sativa for shits and giggles on weekends. I guess what I’m saying is…I like them all 
the cherries jubilee I have going is supposed to be pretty heavy shit so I’ll prob just harvest the blueberry this weekend and hope for a balance.
Think I still have a couple weeks on the cherries as they are just starting to really pack on some weight.
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Looking nice bro. I’d say she is ready, but that’s just me. Should some nice smoke whatever you decide.
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Hard to be sure, but I’d say you’ve got a ways yet… probably 2 weeks. Keep in mind strains that are REALLY done in 8 weeks are pretty rare despite what breeders say…most are more in the 9-10 zone for proper ripeness.
Nice looking plant, very frostalicious!
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^ listen to this guy, he’s clearly super intelligent! 
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Looking about correct on that… About another 1.5-2 weeks and that one is in the chop zone
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