Inside the bud is where I always look at trichs in order to tell when she's ready. I like a very euphoric high that stimulates my activity vs. couch lock so I chop a bit early, relatively. However, I do make sure I have at least a majority of amber trichs opposed to milky/cloudy ones before I take her down. This is my first run of CK so just not sure on her, yet. I picked a bud off the very bottom of one of my side branches this morning to dry & I'll take a small bud a day until harvest to find the optimum. If you have any other suggestions on how to sample the product to figure out the exact flower period for my setup & liking, then please feel free to share?