I'm saying that it takes a long while for light (and O2) to degrade THC, actual studies done by forensic scientist for the police determined a 7% loss on average in a year. My test verified this for me, like I said everyone should test it for themselves.
The pics of the test plates are on my site
now those are some cool PJ's and blue socks,, lol
as i believed the dark period or harvesting before the lights come on has nothing to do with thc degrading its a debate on going and you will get many different oppinions but apparently during the dark periods plants store nutrients in the roots so harvesting during dark before lights come on some believe elimates nutrients / chemicals that are in the roots and if lights on those would be mobile throughout the plant i do give dark periods before harvest but cant really say i notice any difference really if there is any its minute
I attempted this method as well and will be doing so again. I didn't have anything to compare it to because it was my 1st run and also i tested it on all the plants. I also placed ice cubes on top of the mulch.
Have you done a wet weigh yet?
I read the ice just puts the plant further into shock.... supposedly leading to more resin/trichs
i didn't bother with it, i know ppl do just to see how much weight they loss from wet to dry
also the dry period is supposed to be accompanied by drowning the roots to starve them of oxygen and i remember a old skool grower saying its pointless in doing a dark period without the flooding of the roots but i dont like flooding the pots as harvest time the soil weighs alot more to remove but alot of theorys out there but imo you can harvest any time when the plant is ready and the key is all in a nice slow but steady dry and a propper cure wins hands down every time against all these old wives tales
You keeping your RH @41% by choice?