You did it birdie.....
Finally yes, we are getting close to harvest. Since we cut off little by little, the top buds keep on swelling up 
that bud came from middle.A method I have used for many years to cure small amounts (under a pound or two) is as follows. Hang upside down in a dry room for three to four days (I trim them up and remove leafs when I hang them) Then I remove the buds from the stems and place in a brown paper grocery bag or bags and roll the top closed loosely. I check them every day or two and fluff them up checking for dryness. Depending on the humidity in the room after about a week or thereabouts they are usually ready to go into jars or cans with tops. I check the buds every day after putting them into sealed jars! Sometimes, I find it necessary to open the tops for an hour or two each day for a few days, sometimes not! I have found dense buds and higher relative humidity present, can lead to a need to air the buds out more. Daily inspections and tasting is good insurance and fun! If all is well, great! If after a week or so in the jar, some mold has started because the heavy buds were not dried adequately beforehand nor checked daily, it is a real bummer! I have had serious lung infections caused by smoking pot contaminated with mold! Larger quantities have been handled spreading on the floor and turning with hay forks until judged dry enough to bundle/bale with a garbage compactor. I have got the best cures on small batches I gave lots of attention! Drying too fast or too much can lead to more harshness in the smoke, hence the paper bag that breathes but also somewhat slows drying. There is no set number of days for any step in the process. Curing can be more scientific with a controlled environment and meters and etc., but judicious tasting and feel has worked for generations.
Is it necessary for the dry room ( first dry before bag) to be dark room? it is my idea to dry and cure, only thing is hubby smokes as we cut 
Welcome little ones.
Congrats on the scavenged bud. They can be a lifesaver. My first ever plant looked like that. As you go on they'll fill out better for you. I was so excited with my first home-grown smoke, and then I realized how focused I'd have to get to do better. We call it a hobby. It pretty obsessive for a simple hobby.
I wake up in the morning and check on my babies THEN I wake my kids up with a hug and get them ready for for school. I love the silence in the morning to look at them and send love vibes to the plants.
I only have good things to say about the mars Hydro lights, thing is i can not answer on the combo HPS and LED, as of heat. In my humble opinion, yes buy it. I know they have sales on the "jungle site " too.
And it will be made into shortbread when done 
Here is the post with the cookies AngryBird's Nest post # 27.
party in my house everybody ...
I have posted link in previous post. Here it is again. AngryBird's Nest
So, I have decarbed the weed
24 gr dried buds
and roughly
9 gr fresh bud from bag seed lady (smoke report on fresh bud cut= wow for 3 hrs)
and
7 gr of leaves, stems
In the oven for 60 minutes at low heat (roughly 107 degrees Celcius)
My oven is without temperature showing and also half is broken, so it is made on gut feeling in temps.
Butter
Melted 230 gr of butter in a pot with a few cups of water
Added the buds and simmer on low heat for approx. 3hrs or until surface looks glossy.
Still waiting on the 3hr one
