Quote Originally Posted by D1me
ok here is all you can possibly tell about the dried bud. if it smells good, cool, id rather have dank smelling bud then low smell bud but even dank dosn't always have a smell. there is no difference between indoor and outdoor bud. if it's crystally it's better quality, and if it makes your fingers feel waxy when you break it up that's a good thing. the stickier the better.
Actually the trichomes dont really mean anything. Crystalls look nice, and store the THC, but it could be storing 20% THC or 1% THC.

Although generally the stuff with lots of trichomes is stronger [But remember, not always.]