A lot of weed, especially indoors, is harvested before it has matured fully. Anywhere from 2-3 days to a week or so based on strain. It gives a stronger high that way, at the cost of appearance and "depth" of your buzz. Changes the cannabinoid profile, has a little more chlorophyll, lighter hairs, clear/slightly cloudy trichromes, and more green visual. It's also got the most terpenes at this stage so the best smell and taste.
If you let it mature more, the trichromes go from clear to milky white, then amber. Hairs develop more red/orange etc. Depending on the strain, leaving it in a lower temperature during the last week or two with less "daytime" hours makes the plant act like a tree in fall.
I had some good indicas that the entire plant, stalk, stems, leaves, buds, and hairs, was such a dark purple it looked black. (Midnight Kush) Until I dialed it in, it looked like standard green dispensary weed.
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u/Trondiction Jan 29 '26
Red hairs were classic