New Grower Blue Mystic - almost done - any advice?

[Shiftyjj24]

This is my first auto, 1 Nirvana Blue Mystic. Its around week 9 maybe 10 (lost track). Just a few of the white hairs have turned red.

Pretty simple grow:
Soil/Nutes:
Its in African Violet Soil. I barely used any Nutes. A little Fox Farm Tiger Bloom once, probably too much as I think some of the fan leaves look like they burnt.
Light:
Its on 24 hour light cycle under 3 CLFs, about 6800 Lumens total.

Any suggestions/recommendations for this or next time?

Image 1: one of the medium buds
Image 2: one of the smaller buds, you can see what I think it a burn
Image 3: main cola
Image 4: whole plant
Image 5: whole plant
Image 6: main cola side view

 

[ArseNick]

I've grown that before, good smoke. I'd let her go a
Longer. Good job

 

[Chester]

Nice grow Shifty ... I'd let it grow as long as you can ... I've grown Blue Mystic several times ... outdoors it takes 12-14 weeks and can easily go 12 weeks inside. Great buzz if you let it grow long enough ... good taste when cured properly. When done the fan leaves will all be dead and about all that will be left will be buds ... Good Luck w/ your grow.
:thedogsbollocks:

 

[Shiftyjj24]

I'm coming up on week 13. I'd say only 20-30% of the white hairs have gone red. Only a couple of the big fan leaves at the bottom have fallen off.
I'm concerned with some of the sweet leaves. They seem to be turning brown and dying. Perhaps this is the normal way they die off. With all of my outdoor plants the fan leaves just fell off and most of the sweet leaves remained. I still have this plant under 24 hour light cycle. Is that cool?

Image:

 

[ArseNick]

She is looking good, I think she is about ready.
Have you flushed her yet?

:High 5:

 

[Shiftyjj24]

Nothing but H2o for the last 3 weeks.

 

[ArseNick]

What I like to do is put her in a dark closet
for 72 hours, no more water, then harvest.

Seems to make them produce more resin.

 

[Chester]

Looking good Shifty ... :thedogsbollocks:

 

[wg]

The buds seem almost fully developed (not sure if it's the strain or not, haven't grown it) - but you're saying you're on week 13.. 91 days is plenty for an indica dominant auto. The pistils aren't indicative of how close she is to finishing, as long as you've had no pollen contamination anywhere you should see some white pistils up until harvest. The white pistils are the plants way of appearing "fertile" I guess is the best way to put it. It means it's still receptive to pollen.

Do you have a microscope or loupe to check the trichomes? All in all, you've been flushing for three weeks and your sugar leaves are starting to suffer from rusting and necrosis you said - if those leaves get left on the plant the smoke will be extremely harsh. It's important to have healthy sugar leaves even if the rest of the leaves look like shit, or at least healthy to the point that the bad can be trimmed without hollowing out the entire bud.

If you see no more bud growth and just leaves slowly dying, then the plant is just sustaining life.. your call, but I'd take her down.