Yeah you can do that. Just remember that you have a window you have to work within. Most auto strains are 65 to 75 day life cycles(9.5 to 10.5 weeks). They show sex at 4 weeks and it takes 5 to 6 weeks for a seed to mature. So I go with the 1 week rule. You have 1 week to pollinate the lady if your going to do it. After that you wont have the time for it to grow a good seed(some strains my vary I am using numbers from my Blue Streak Strain as that is the only one I have running self sustained). Hopefully I will have the Purple Jems going that good soon.
What I do is watch the male real close and you will get really good at knowing when the ball is going to pop. Then you just cut it before it does. I let them dry a little on a screen. Then I pop them inside a small jar myself with a pear of tweezers. Then I use a small artist paint brush to give it to the lady's.
I also go fishing for the male when I pick up a strain. Save the pollen from the first male I get, and then replace when I get a better looking male. I'm fishing now for a minithunderfuck male. I just put 2 in paper towel to germ looking for the male to start that strain next. When I ordered them they came with freebees so I got 14 in the pack. I will do 2 at a time till I get that male to work with. Then I
just need 1 lady and we are off to the races if you know what I mean.
wow that was a wicked buzz. and I told half my secrets lol
Hope some of that helps ya. Good Luck and Peace Out.