Too soon or too late?

Which is worse...harvesting too early or too late...lets say, 2 or 3 weeks either side? And why?

Defiantly harvesting too early, You want to harvest when the trichomes turn to an amber color. Now you need a magnifying glass to check this. Another factor is when the hairs on the plant change color also. When about 75% of the hairs turn red or brown, and the trichomes turn amber then you want to harvest. This meens that the plant is at its peak point in the developement of the canaboids and thc (which is the good stuff). If you harvest too late you lose some THC, so id recommend doing it the way i just explained to you buddy.

Thanks man...ill keep an eye on them.

fyi, there is such a thing as diminishing returns, which is when the bud starts to not produce stuff that is beneficial, or takes away from the high, im not a expert, but i think thats fairly close to the explanation

it is AAALLLOOOOTTTT more common for people to harvest too soon than too late. Just keep letting it ripen and watch the trichs.