As soon as you smell the terpene, you can start looking at trichs...for amusement puposes only of course. At this stage.

You problems or deficiencies with this grow is only part mylar...the other part is light.

Both lighting and reflection of lighting are below what is needed to get your plants to full genetic expression....or even half

The problem with you strategy of throwing them under some real lights for flower is this:

The only things that flower under HPS lights are things that have flourished under vegging light.

You 600W flower bulbs are great, but they will not and cannot spur the vegetative growth....rather...they will take the growth they have been given and turn them to flowers

You can look for trichs now, but you wont find any that are anything but clear....

As for your locations, well they arent really on stems so the only place to look for them now is on the leaf surface.

If I were you, I would consider going ahead and flowering now.

Your top canopy of the plants are very very nice, but unfortunately, your light and area lack the power to penetrate that canopy and therefor all you really have are tops and those will indeed produce nice main kolas.

Your plants just do not have the secondary structure to yeild large quantity per plant and even more light at this time will only help the new growth.

Remember your buds will form from the growth that takes place on the stem that grows right on top of the fan leaves.

You have little if any growth there.

Your stems are beautiful and well forms, your plants are healthy and short....

They just lack density and the growth that ultimately turns to buds.

But your top kolas will be sweet I bet.

You did really really well with what your plans were....you just didnt give them enuff light. At this point, even if you were to return to the light store, you would need another 30 days to fix the shortcomings.

I would strongly consider throwing these into flower and harvest the top kolas in 8 weeks and start some more.

Or, triple the lights...at least...and give the spaces RIGHT ON TOP of the fan leaf nodes some light and force them to produce secondaries which will house buddage.

Your question seems to be on flowers or buds.....

First your flower pods grow.

Two cunt hairs come out of the pod.

Then more pods grow. More hairs.

Then a series of single bladed leave will form.

Then more flower pods....leaves....flower pods, leaves, over and over again form the bud.

When the leaves have stopped growing, only the flower pods will then grow and they grow on and on and begin to swell and thus your buds formed.

You can start looking for trichs anytime you want, but flower time is when the are most present.

And no you dont want 40% cloudly. Ideally you want as close to 100% cloudy as you can get, with a small percentage being amber colored.

You are doing great here with what you have so dont take anything as critical. I have seen some really shitty plants and these are anything but.

There simply isnt enuff light red

HOpe i was able to help.