Have you ever chopped the GSC at 8 weeks? I am curious if the taste and smell are the same at 8 weeks.
In a pinch I've pulled her at 8wks. Terpenes are developed enough by then to still have the same aroma & taste but the buds still have a lot of weight to pack on if there's time to let em go. The last couple of rounds I've had to time to let the garden go a full 10 wks before the chop. At ten wks the trichomes are still mostly cloudy but the high does tend to be a little more couch lock inducing than when pulled at 9.