I agree it should have gone longer, but patience is the hardest part of growing. As good as it may taste and smoke now, you'll know for next time to let the plant really finish.
You can do the Sweating to Cure method, it's harder than it sounds though. Just go buy larger glass jars, anything done in plastic and you're just asking for trouble. There are huge glass jars/bottles out there that will easily hold the entire bud, just have to shop around a bit.
Here's a nice, easy, and very non-scientific way to make good hash from your grow. I've done it several times with no mess, no sticky, gooey stuff, and great returns. https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/191962-making-hash-tutorial.html
If that's suffering, you can send your girl over here, looks great. Nice photos of the trichs, and by the looks of those, you have some amber already so it's ready to chop. Unless you like the buzz where you do nothing all day, I'd cut that puppy now. Well done!
CFL's should be much closer. Move your lights to about 2-3 inches from the tops of your plants, you'll see a big difference in growth rates. More info would help also, pot size, watering schedule, etc.
If there are no pistils or pre-flowers, what makes you think they are female? This may seem a bit unorthodox, but an easy method, although it may take longer than a week to show roots, is to cut your clones then put them in just a glass of water. I've done this several times with 100% success. I...
Pistil color means almost nothing, it's all about the trichomes. Pistils turn color constantly throughout the flowering stage. As new ones grow the older change color and recede back into the bud. Watch your trichs for the only true way to know when they're done. As far as density of the...
That rubber seal doesn't seal out/in 100% of the air. I also found out the hard way on those.I looked real good at the seal, thought that the jars, being new, never used, would have a much tighter seal than they did. It's probably real close, but not quite 100% airtight. Best bet is the Ball or...
Agreed, 9 weeks from seed is a typical veg time, you can't be close to harvest yet, even if you went 12/12 from seed. I suggest you read a bit more, become educated.