Wildbill, I think you worry too much about the water uptake. We don't understand half of the processes that take place inside a plant in flower, whatever they are doing may require less or more water, they are not necessarily going to consume the same amount continuously. The same with bud development. It is not unusual for a plant to pause during bud growth I've wondered the same thing when it happens. But then, they'll explode with growth! They may be gathering up extra hormones in preparation for the last push. You have to remember too, that we are growing seedless bud, which is abnormal to the plant, no one has really considered what this does to a cannabis plant. Personally, I'm surprised that hermaphrodite plants are not a more common occurance. I say give them a week or so and see what a difference that makes.
