woodsman,
i leave mine until 30 amber, but anytime sooner....depends on what you want....i use mine for pain, so go for more amber....it is one of the pain meds, but it is funny, if you go too long, it looses its punch, so about thirty, pick it, and some of the cloudy will go to amber and most of the clear will go to cloudy....i still havent tried one for energy, so may pick the next one more clear...been experimenting with that lately....but did notice on the bubba that they do have an optimum time frame...not like others....brain storm is like bubba, one step over the line and that witch will go to seeds....so its another pick early....all the buds i let get riper, all had a seed or two in them...means nothing to me, but notice a lot of peeps get down right pouty about a SEED!!....so on those i go 30clear, 40 cloudy, 30 honey...and the pistils will turn red as they cure....and the green goes to a pretty brown color...after that point it puts me to sleep, and then its a who cares, as i can go to sleep on my own usually...so thats a waste for ME....also bubba has two distinct strains....one is lighter colored than the other, the other is more a red brown...both are good...ive had mine for over two yrs now, and this is like the 6th clone of a clone that is growing now....i still need to take clones off of this one....but want to get it bigger first...got to go do chores now...
meant to tell you, all those plants are champions....they are great....look healthy ect....the fungus gnats are from the damp...no pest strips work great on them....also neem on the soil....pesky devils....we got our first killing frost last night...its headed your way....lost alot of the flowers last night, so time to dig up bulbs...L