ok so check it out, im happy to say i trimmed ny first bud and filled my first jar the bud was drying for 5 and a half days and barley bent before it snapped, i took one of the little secondary buds to try out, it didnt have the flavor yet but two bong hits and im fried!!!!bend the stem. if it gives you a dry "snap" rather than a wet "bend and break" then its ready. be sure to jar it when it first starts to snap or you will over dry it.