very low bud count two years in a row is not a good sign. I have heard that a seedling gets its plant habit from the pod parent. I have not proven that here, but I have heard it many times. So you might cross these low bud count ones to plants with exceptional bud count.
That said, I keep a diploid double seedling that has bud count of 6-8. However, it throws up tons of scapes, and blooms over many weeks. I've not used it in breeding or anything. I just keep it because I like it.
I try to go by the 10% rule. If you bloom 1000 seedlings, first select the best 100 from the first and second year the seedlings bloom. Grow those 100 on, and let them clump up, then select the best 10. From several thousand seeds I have bloomed I think I have kept about 25. Of those, I might intro 5-6, if I ever get around to registering them.
