hey thanks,

ive already got a 100x microscope, picked it up a few weeks back.
all glands are currently clear...well put it this way, theres cerrtainly no amber ones. like i said, ive already read up on all the things, reason i was asking was because with 6 plants, three samples from each ( which is probably the bare minimum to get an idea of the average ) thats 18 samples that need to be cut, labled and studied....which is quite time consuming, especially as samples would need to be taken more frequently as harvest time approaches.

i felt like a bloody lab technitian the other day with an assembly line of specimins to look at lol!

thats why i was wanting to use the hairs as a rough guide, so i dont have to go through that hastle every week. resin glends are like porn films, the first few are really interesting, but when youve seen one, youve pretty much seen them all.

however, the glands are steadily creeping over more of the plants, some more progressed than others.

thanks for info, everone who replied, thats re-assured me quite a bit lol.
im guessing im about 3 weeks away from harvest now....heres some more pics