It might be getting a bit spindly on the left, and that's usually a sign that it's searching for more light.

How big is the light in the hood I can see in the upper left of the photo?

turned off on the left is led full spectrum grow light.
I have been putting it in the sun as well the last few days, about
6 hours per day.

It might help if you can keep the lights spatially distributed, so that one might shine more light on the lower leaves to keep them from reaching out. Every bit of energy it puts into growing stalk is energy it won't be able to use to build leaves and buds. I used to have limited success getting healthy buds with just florescants , but often used them during the initial growth phase.

Right around the size you have yours, not much higher, I used to switch to 10 hours of light and 14 hours of darkness to force budding, then try to get as much light on them as I could until they finished. That timing will depend on how much room you have to grow in.

Tip: Try to avoid disturbing the plants dark cycle -- shining light on them when it's supposed to be 'night time' screws up their biological clock a bit.

I have intended to let the last topping grow out to 3 or 4 sets of leaves
than start the flowering.

It looks like it has good genes, too. Happy Budding!

Your plant sure has leafed out in just a few weeks. Mine only did that when I pinched them.

that was topped two days ago.

Enjoy!

it was topped 4 days ago, March 25th.

I got the last clone they had. I didn't think to ask when they gave it to me, I was just there
to pick up some flower. I called later and was told it was Dark Star, but I looked back at their
facebook page for the giveaway and they mentioned two different strains.
I'll have to look that up.

The big lamp is a medical or dental lamp with one of the led bulbs in it and
another led bulb and cfl bulb hanging off of it. Works great for this, can adjust height easily.
The fan came from a computer power supply, running at 5 volts, the normal
12 volts was too much.

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The plant got it's first 12 hour darkness period last night, going into flower.

If so, how close does this look? I don't want too much amber, but a little.

Never grown Cannabis, but I will say to all. NEVER use tap water for any plant. I capture the drip from my A/C (5 free gallons of Distilled Water Daily) to water everything. My plants all over never so healthy. As well, I do capture rain water. Tap water is so full of chemicals, caused my puppy to have Bladder Stones.

the buds and leaves. They'll look like tiny mushrooms- each one with a stem and a little head. The best, most potent time to harvest is when the little mushroom heads begin to darken and fall off. Don't wait till they all fall off, as soon as you see some dark and/or missing crystal heads in a couple spots on the plant, it's go time.

I don't want to let it go to long, only a little cbd production.
It almost seems some of the trichomes are turning a little amber
at the top of the buds.

I'd say it's pretty darn close. But it's hard to tell from the pics, only a handful of the crystals are in complete focus. A magnifying glass will be much more accurate for checking the little mushroom heads all over the plant. The red hairs are normal, more will turn from white to red before you harvest.

Ahhh. Kind bud. It's so pretty. Wish I could still partake. It's been years. In my late 20's/early 30's it started making me anxious as hell. Sativa or indica makes no difference, both make me anxious to nearly the point of a panic attack. And anxious over stupid stuff like "Omg, we are almost out of kitty litter." Sucks. It started out happening 1 out of every 10 times and, over the course of a couple years, increased to 8 or 9 out of every 10 times. Sigh. I finally just gave it up altogether.

When she didn't drink any water for two days even tho she had been in the hot sun,
I knew she was finished and time to harvest.






And finally, the next generation....