i dont think amber is dead, dead is the maroon, or very dark amber, thats dead for sure. you will see that dark maroon or amber concentrated to the bottom on that tric head. But hey, just let one of your cola go longer, thats my plan, see for yourself and then decide. Also remember clear tric has no value, it just increases paranoia. I say there should be no clear, 40 amber, 50 cloudy and 10% that dead darkest amber. Thats a must but it will be mostly on leaves. Just think about it. Trics on leaves are the oldest, and they take weeks to get amber, or cloudy, how long your buds inside will take to get cloudy? And that swell just happened within last 2 weeks. If you go with the normal amber cloudy clear theory, yeah from outside, you might see some cloudy, but inside of ur bud, which u cant see, will all be clear.