If you're after a more sedative stone, make certain all trichomes are at LEAST cloudy, with a significant portion amber (20%), and do a proper cure on your herb.
Also, avoid heady sativas. When you say 'too potent' I hear ya; when I smoke strong staivas that give me that crazy buzz/high my anxiety rears its ugly head too, but the body stone ones that don't feel like 'yo man I'm so hiiiiiiigh' until I try to stand up are more soothing as a rule.
If you harvest with such a high percentage of clear trichs you are setting up for a buzzy high and losing yield- a lot of bulk is put on in the last 3 weeks of flower and if you are running a standard indoor 8 week strain you won't see that if you chop now.
From what you say about the hairs, I estimate you have a solid 2 weeks or more left before harvest.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . StinkyAttic I need you! Hey my grow is for myself, 1 plant to help calm me down, I have panic attacks. To potent marijuana triggers an attack, while 2 hits of less potent calm me more. Im wondering when I should harvest? I know right now im 42 days in flower and my hairs are a slight off white to brown, Trichs is around 70% clear 30% cloudy I did cut a sample to see how it feels, its drying now, I guess I would like to harvest a little early but not lose to much yield, What is your view? Rating: 5