ok well i lied about when i started just to make it easier for people to understand my question.....
so, heres the real story.
im like 35 days or so into flowering and it didnt show pistols till and week and a half into flowering. if i was going by the date when i turned it on flowering, my buds look too small. doesnt make sense based off the videos and pictured ive seen from other growers at this stage. thats why i think i was counting wrong.