HELP! Right Time to Harvest

[jennifleur]

Hi! Please be gentle, I’m a total newbie to this site and growing.

I’m nearing the end of my first grow, and my plant leaves are yellowing/turning brown - even the sugar leaves. I’m growing in soil (Destiny Dark Matter), and I think she exhausted the nutrients in the soil. But she’s so close to done, I was advised not to give her nutes at this point, and just to keep an eye on her...

I’m having a hard time figuring out if I should cut my losses and harvest early, or if I should try and squeak her through another week or two. I’ve added pics of the buds and some closeups of the trichomes (sorry for the blurriness, I need a tripod). Thank you in advance!

Grow Deets:
Strain - Gelat.OG Autoflowering (Seedsman)
Indoor - 2x2 grow tent
Soil - Destiny Dark Matter
Nutes - none...
Age of plant - 12.5 weeks

[crucialbunny]

Definitely something weird going on. Trichomes are saying one thing but those curled and dried leaves are saying something completely different. Not being able to see the overall condition of the entire plant makes it difficult to offer advice. Are all the buds doing the same thing or is it more or less confined to the top colas? Light burn? You might try harvesting the more severely browned buds and leave the rest and watch to see what happens. I've never seen anything like this before so consider my suggestion with a grain of salt. Good luck