My completely clueless amateur guess is that they are close but not quite ready. Lots of milky trichomes (with a few clear, I think, too?), a fair amount of brown pistils (but still quite a few white), but mostly or all the amber trichomes are just on non-bud parts so far.
You’re getting close. Couple more weeks maybe, look for those last pistils to turn brown, and when those turn brown, keep checking Trichomes, and they should change to white. Might be a few milky, but should be very few clear.
feel like I should go ahead and put in 48hr harkness them cut, what do you think? Tricomes on buds are confusing me after looking daily, I’m seeing every color at this point. It’s my 1st grow. Wedding cake auto from ilgm. Week10 in 2days. Mars hydro FC3000 light. 3 gal pots. FFOF soil. Dr.Earth top dressing (last done 4weeks ago) plain dechlorinated ph watering.