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a fair few of the pistils on my bud are still white
Still having white pistils isn't a bad thing assuming the plant is flowering heavily. New growth will continue to throw out new pistils. If all are dead and the plant isn't producing any more then it's past it's best and the plant is dying back.
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also seems to be more leaf clusters then actule bud, will this effect the final smoke much after a proper dry and cure?
If you're harvesting mainly leaf then don't expect anything good smoke wise. It sounds like your plants didn't get much of a chance to flower.
- Kafka