Question about browning stigma early in flower?

Hello all, first time poster here but have learned so much from this forum popping up in google searches.

So my plant is about 15 days since flip, and is showing browning stigmas at the tips. I read on this forum that this is often a sign of hermie/pollinated plant but couldn’t find more info about WHY this happens. My plant (Ethos 10th Planet R1 feminized) 100% hermied, and I removed all of the pollen sacs that only seemed to be present at a certain aged node. When removed, the sacs were all immature and nothing popped. I thoroughly inspected the entire plant and am positive I removed every last nut.

My question is, are these browning tips a sure sign that the plant was necessarily pollinated? I’ve seen people interchangeably say browning tips are from hermie or pollination, but can’t decipher to what extent. I understand that if any of my pollen sacs matured and bursted, my plant would have selfed.

Since I removed the sacs early, is there any chance the browning tips are solely from hermie stress OR is it definite that my flowers will be seeded at this point?

Are you squeezing them by chance?

Herb & Suds said:

Are you squeezing them by chance?

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Squeezing the hairs? I may have brushed against them and made contact too hard but of my 4 main tops, 3 have clearly browning tips as well as some secondaries. I’m hoping that the browning won’t continue after removing ye olde balls

Good-Larry said:

Squeezing the hairs? I may have brushed against them and made contact too hard but of my 4 main tops, 3 have clearly browning tips as well as some secondaries. I’m hoping that the browning won’t continue after removing ye olde balls

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i shouldn't worry about it, it happens

Good-Larry said:

Squeezing the hairs? I may have brushed against them and made contact too hard but of my 4 main tops, 3 have clearly browning tips as well as some secondaries. I’m hoping that the browning won’t continue after removing ye olde balls

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Maybe it is too soon to tell but they don't look pregnant

they look ok to me