Your camera magnification is excellent for looking at the trichomes. I'm all about the milky vs the amber and prefer 10-20% coverage.

I don't think my magnification is good enough to get it perfectly how I want it, but I can see the difference in the hue change with the naked eye when it's occurring and that seems to work well enough for now.

I don't see you as a beginner grower by any means, as you know more about cannabis cultivation than people who've been growing a lot longer than you, and you produce amazingly healthy yields. I've been growing pretty seriously for about three years now and have a ways to go to get to your level!

Keep up the great work, your harvest is FIRE. 🔥