Morning, BHC!
Got back last evening, Hope all is well in the BHC.
I do the same, stroking the girls, holding their soft leaves in my hand. Sometimes I pinch their pre-flowres, just to get an idea what their eventual buds will smell like. Sometimes, when it is really hot out, I can catch the garden aroma comming into the house thru the cooler. Makes me real happy knowing soon that will be a bud smell too.
Have a great day,
Morning temp 60f, projected outside temps 108f or in that ball park. Heat wave city here!