Weighing all the factors, "all" being I've been out of smoke for almost two weeks, The cola from ShortRyder Ethel is hanging. This plant is the pheno I pictured when reading the ad. Solid buds.
I took two nice buds from the bottom and 0%'d them in the dehydrator. Now they are jarred with a B-62. Two hits in a bowl and I'm very happy with my timing. Another layered harvest with the rest going to the end. The Blue Mystic will finish in tact. I'm postponing the flush on the rest of SR pushing everything back at least a week maybe more.
I'm back to the bowl for a while. Smoking ABV. With the flu for past 4 days, my lungs won't take the hacking that the vape is sure to bring on. Hard to believe the smoke is smoother than the vapor but every exhale I hack in spasms, from the moisture I guess. It sets off the reflex and with nothing to come up, it continues for too long. With the smoke this smooth and potent with a positive, uplifting head high on just a couple hits so far, the rest will be awesome after some weeks in the jar.