Awesome looking finish Jin! Things turned out exactly as you planned, save for the stretch of the plants. Ridiculous trichs and I believe every word when you say that it's sticky as shit
lol. I'm glad everything turned out okay.
I gotta ask, though, do you really believe it when you state over and over again that you have the best buds? It is a relative term, "best." The reason why I bring this up is because more and more I hear it from So-Cal stoners that OG's and Kush's are OMFG THE GREATEST. Not to say that I don't enjoy my fair share of Bubba's, Master's, Sour's (Headband), and of course OG's. And definitely not knocking on your terrific, bountiful harvest, but there are other strains out there... for example, ever had some amazing Jack Herer? There's a reason why that particular strain is literally recognized by the Dutch gov't as actually having medicinal qualities. I find that when smokers or growers claim ONE strain as the greatest, they limit their creativity and potential venues of innovation. If we just ate out our favorite foods all the time, we'd never have any variety! (Or if we just watched Fox News we'd all be doomed! lol)
But I've always strayed on the ere of caution when growers claim they have the absolute "best." I love hydro and have been growing using hydro for over a year and I do recognize the potential for greatness, as in your grows. But to be perfectly frank on my many visits to the Emerald Triangle I've seen how amazing outdoor grows, grown under the loving Californian sun, can turn out SUPER DANK and those growers don't claim to be the BEST. You simply "cannot" match the taste imparted by using organic nutrients and teas--even many soil and Super Soil grows I've tasted could claim themselves as the BEST. Or can you?... The point is, it's all relative, man.
I think that the mark of a good grower is an open mind and a drive, nay, a passion to continuously improve and to never completely dismiss techniques based on the premise that something converse that you've done worked, the one time you've done it... The few "master growers" I've met certainly do not consider themselves masters but they undoubtedly are. And with that they have the element of humility. I see many good things in your grows in the past--discipline, attention to detail, and confidence. However, let's not get cocky
-Nick <3