Possible to maximize harvest potency?

Hey folks, I've 5 Special Queens in the last two weeks of their life span. The top buds are fat dense and so fucking awesome! The mid buds are okay, only a bit smaller than the top, but the lower buds are not as okay ... Now, pistils have turned about 50 % brawn/red, which is also good. BUT! Trichomes on the top of the plants have about 5 % milky, 20 % amber and 75 % cloudy which is amazing for me, BUT! The mid buds have only a few here and there amber trichomes where the lower buds are mostly milky/cloudy ...

I've heard that there's a certain window of top potency, but I suspect a conspiracy behind it! I believe every bud has it's peak potency moment and the question at hand is whether you guys think it's positive towards increasing potency if I harvest the top and some of the mid buds and leave the rest for a week or two closer to the light so they at least clear out the milky trichomes?

Absolutely, if schedule allowed I would always let the mids/lowers get an extra week or two after harvesting tops. They will dense up some IME, and the tops always seem to be done first anyways...

^^^ what he said!!

Is what I will do! <3 you guys, happy growing everyone! LEGALIZEEEE IT!

GuyLeDuche says it well, I go with him

^^^As they said... cut the ripe big colas, leave on the less mature buds to develop further.

If for some reason you have to cut all at once, you'll probably find the less mature buds are less dense and will dry faster. Trim and cure them separately and you may find you have a daytime smoke that's a little more 'uppity' so you can actually get shit done. Your largest, ripest buds will probably be heavier and stonier. Just depends on what you like.