She's a beast! Sorry to hear you're going through some shit. It's been a long winter for me and just about everybody I know. Hope things turn around for you soon.
My purple kush always comes out airy and fluffy, too. I wonder if maybe that's common for purple strains, especially if the green crack came out dense.
Beautiful buds though. Wish I could help you sample those! Nice work.
Looks like you've got a ways to go. Everything will get bigger and more frosty. I'd leave those smaller buds in the first picture and use them for joints or edibles if they don't become what you want them to, but it's pretty much personal preference.
Don't set a date in stone. Let your plants and the size of your room tell you when to flip.
Write the date down, sticky tape it to the wall if you need to. That'll make it as easy as just remembering it was New Year's Eve. Veg growth becomes sort of exponential and vegging too long is almost...