Hey now, not cool dude.
Here’s the deal. There’s a lot of experienced growers on here trying to tell you things to help. I know you want to will your colas into existence, but I think the consensus is that you are truthfully really tight on time. No amount of adjusting lights, trimming, and adjusting nutrients is going to force your plants to be ready on your schedule. I’ve had eight week plants to take 10-11 weeks for the trichomes to be ready. It’s just nature and she can’t be rushed.
I think a lot of these guys are trying to tell you to set realistic expectations. Not because they’re trying to downplay your ability to grow (your plants look alright, could use some more N), but they have a lot of wisdom. Be thankful that they’re here as a resource and don’t bite the hand that feeds you.
I’m rooting for you and I hope you get something good from your grow. Sounds like we share the philosophy of leaving it all on the field when playing the game, but don’t forget a little humility goes a long way.
I think the problem is that you’ve kind of insulted some of these guys who took the time to try and help. Maybe dial the snark back a bit. We were all in your shoes once and want to help you troubleshoot.
Your plants don’t look terrible at all, but if you start hacking a bunch of leaves off now, and trying to do some of these advanced methods of growing your first time out under a time constraint, you have a higher likelihood of running into problems.
You’ll get there my friend, just try to dial it back a bit when someone gives you their advice, even if you don’t intend to take it.