Well it seems I've started a bit of a shit-storm here!
FTR I am looking forward to getting my jeweler's loupe from EBay sometime next week. It is certainly tr00f that impatience can be a bad thing. But like I said, our 1st grow was outside, in the same spot an old friend always did it. We had some problems and had to pull them early. Is it Kibbers? Nah. But it's a zillion times better than the 'mersh we get all the time. I had a good time curing it. Stuff is smooth as fuck and gets the job done- I can sit thru a whole episode of "Wipeout" without bitching at the Spouse to turn that shit off.
Throwing some homegrown to my buddies (lol) that have helped me out over the years has been a real treat. Popcorn buds, but frankly I don't have a problem with that. 28 grams is 28 grams, ya dig?