No calyx close ups, yes they swelled around week 6, I wouldn't call the shrink excessive. About what I was expecting.
For future reference, when looking for clear/cloudy/milky/amber we want to examine trichomes on the calyxes more so than the sugar leaf. Sometimes the leaf will be the same but often they will turn earlier.
Plain RO water PHed for the last 1.5 weeks. Live soil grow, so hard to flush it like in a hydro grow, but still did it
Well you denied feed when it's most important for terpene production. Potassium, sulfur for example are critical. You smell terpenes as they evaporate. As the plant is alive it's producing them faster than they evaporate but denial of feed interrupts terpene production. You want a solid ripening feed to the end, low in N, P but high in K, Sulfur, a little Cl...
Some strains can produce enough terps in flower to still have stink after such starvation but others will either just be getting started on real terp production and/or terpene production is slowed due to a lack of critical compounds while the lights and fans are beating terps off in ripening. The best most intense smelling crops will have a solid feed to the end as I stated before during the end we want, low N, low P, High K, Sulfur and Chlorine (commonly in a bloom bottle as KCl).
High P will make for bowls that leave terrible ash and don't burn well and it will ruin terpene production / flavor. High N ruins flavor and makes for that harsh "sparkler" bud. During ripening we can basically zero out the N and let the plant consume it's fan leaves for that, so you want to see them yellow from the bottom up and die off. That indicates they are using up those reserves and we would like to see that happen as they finish, not too early like in mid flower for example...
So if you were feeding at an EC of 2.4 at peak flower then I would want an end of days feed at least 1.6.
Another tip is during ripening we want to have cooler temps, dimmer lights, lower CO2 PPM (if enriched). This will actually make for harder nugs, prevent fox tailing and make for better quality and yield. Some strains need this earlier than others to get optimal results.
So I hope this helps you in your growing endeavors, it is truly valuable information.