I did not find smoking individual males very helpful so much as labeling several and smoking them all hoping to find similar terpenes to the females I intend to pollinate. Most of them taste very leafy. But if you smoke a few and the genetics have potential. Usually sooner or later a clearly more tasty or potent male shows itself.
As far as how long to flower. I am usually being very careful not to pollinate everything else in the house and flower males very small.. I let them.go as long as I can to try and differentiate the winners. Sometimes that is longer than others. And for me that is often more based on available space and logistics than actual maturity.
As far as how long to flower. I am usually being very careful not to pollinate everything else in the house and flower males very small.. I let them.go as long as I can to try and differentiate the winners. Sometimes that is longer than others. And for me that is often more based on available space and logistics than actual maturity.