Bud rot? Plant still safe to keep?

I noticed yesterday one part of my white widow in the middle had some bud rot. I decided to harvest the plant immediately to avoid spreading considering the forecast will be wet and cold for the next week.

I found a couple other small buds near the bottom as I chopped the plant. What seems odd is the main big colas are seemingly ok. Could this be something other then bud rot? Like mildew/mold or something attacking from the outside?

I trimmed I inspected everything and cut out a couple suspect buds, although they could have been fine. the one bigger bud affected was at the tip of it. Overall 95% of the plant seems ok.
This was my first outdoor grow and never had bud rot before. I see some posts saying the whole plant is suspect and I should pitch it. If I don’t see any rot in the other buds are they safe to smoke? Or could there be mold hidden in the stems?

I “washed” the branches in baking soda and h2o2 and rinsed before trimming. 1 cup of each in 5 gallon buckets. I have them hanging in my garage 64f and 55%rh.

Here’s the bud I found yesterday. I removed it before harvest harvesting.



some of the harvested branches

That’s bud rot. Doesn’t always affect the biggest colas...happens where the spores land and germinate. As long as you cut it away, you’re fine.

Could have been caterpillars causing it.