New Grower Should I harvest this

[HemiSync]

Presuming the yellowing leaves are having their juices/nutrients sucked from them, wouldn't it be best to not remove them (other than where blocking light for buds or green leaves)?

I agree to a certain extent, but a lot of those leaves are done and should be gone. Some are so brown they are neither supplying nutrients or performing photosynthesis.

 

[HemiSync]

Can't say Calmag would have made a difference but my early grows looked a lot like yours until I started using Calmag early and often ... The good news is you can still smoke it, vape it or eat it ...

LOL, my early grows did this also,using RO/distilled water, until a grower handed me some calmag and said use this from day one. From then on my water always has at least 100 ppm of calmag in it before I add anything else and no more crusty leaves.

 

[BII]

I agree to a certain extent, but a lot of those leaves are done and should be gone. Some are so brown they are neither supplying nutrients or performing photosynthesis.

Yes, obviously at any time remove any leaves that are simply dead or dried-up. I give suspect leaves a decent short pull, and if they come off, then they deserved to be removed. If a leave still has some fluid, no matter what ugly color, and is strongly attached to its stem, in my view it should stay (and likely be pulled or fall off in the future).

 

[HemiSync]

Yes, obviously at any time remove any leaves that are simply dead or dried-up. I give suspect leaves a decent short pull, and if they come off, then they deserved to be removed. If a leave still has some fluid, no matter what ugly color, and is strongly attached to its stem, in my view it should stay (and likely be pulled or fall off in the future).

The tug method is usually my method as well. If the leaf pulls back then it's all good. If it's still in the way I tuck it.

 

[Puddentane]

Any time you run into a concern for degradation of the buds it is best to remove as much of the damaged and dying leaves from the plant as possible. This will give you greater air flow around the buds themselves as well as allowing the remaining foliage to finish out without shading or stagnation of air flow. I pull what will come and sometimes will cut any that concern me in regards to air circulation. At this point in the grow air movement is vital to finishing off the flowers and you will see avery little if any benefit from leaving leaves that have yellowed. Enjoy. Looks like you got something good going...

I like to let my buds run a little long as it gives a more lethargic quality to the smoke. And I like to use a good bit of it for Coconut butter.