Too much N at harvest = less potent, less tastey buds. You can cure a lot of the N out but it's not gonna be as good as a flower from a plant that's starved for N and consuming itself. I've read potency can also be lowered by having too much N available at harvest time. Ideal is that perfect fade right in the last 1-2 weeks when the plant is just ripening at that point it doesn't need need the energy from the leaves as much which is why most people turn off co2 the last 1-2 weeks.
I'd go with both
Since you've read a lot of this thread you probably already know I'm gaga about Ace. The only negative things I can say about it are that you're gonna have to pheno hunt to get just the one you're looking for. There's variation in potency (test's i've seen range from around 13% - 21 or 22%. That's why I got 2 packs I'm looking for a very specific pheno
I've heard and seen nothing but good things on Ken's GDP too, but no personal experience with it. I've not heard anyone say it smells like black cherry soda though... the smell and flavor of Ace is hard to beat. The purples and prettiness of it is just a bonus
I'm looking for a solid purple 22% pheno that smells and tastes like strawberries and knocks you on your azz
Last pack I found variations on those themes but none with all in one. Also have to find one not prone to late flower nanners, though they didn't do me any harm last time and i'm pretty sure they were due to a light leak.
I've been eyeing serious AK as well but i've heard a few negative things about it lately (that the one they are selling now isn't as good as the one they were offering circa 10 years ago). I really liked their White Russian (White Widow x AK-47) -- might want to try that one. It had very compact frosty nugs with a real nice smell and flavor it would probably do real well in your style of grow... at least the pheno I had. You know you've got Ak in your buds when you see the salt and pepper pistils... only strain i've really seen like that. Ak seeds are so expensive I'm not sure I wanna take a chance on'em if they're not as good as back in the day... but then again you never know if that's true people grow a pack out and if they don't get good results they shit talk it endlessly (I know I would
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I'm hunting Ace because I know from growing it before it's got what I want and I just need to find the right pheno
TimeWreck I actually went with because my last pack of seeds was cursed... half died after I gave'm away to someone when moving and the other half got lost in the move. I really like what people have said about Chernobyl and TimeWreck is supposed to be more potent than Chernobyl... also a great hash strain and I definitely plan to get my bubble on with all the trim I'm gonna have off of 9 plants all good sized
For the Timewreck I'm for the most potent first, best yielding second, best tasting next... i can already tell taste isn't gonna be an issue i'm on my 3rd or 4th plant of timewreck lollipop trim and it's smoother than the outdoor stuff i've been getting with a good bit of leaf in it.. and of course i'm looking for the less stretchy pheno but I'm sure I can work around that as long as it's not super stretchy... there are a couple that are already on the verge of being too stretchy to be keepers unless they're way more potent... but with the different pot sizes i'll have to run'em one more time to be sure all my small pot ones are stretching and the bigger ones aren't so far all i know the same cuts will not stretch as much in the bigger pots next time.