is the center of the buds Brown or are the leaves just dying off??? Those leaves are worthless to the plant at any rate and should be removed asap.
I don't see it. Bud rot starts in the center of the bud close to the stem and not on the outside. fan leaf die off doesn't automatically mean bud rot imo.
Dayum I need to put the bowl down. I thought your post asked if it was bud rot... SMFH yeah it's end of life die off. how do the trichomes look???