First mead, when to rack

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To start im new here, started my first mead a couple weeks ago and was wondering where i can find a JAOM recipe while i wait. thanks.
 
I want to comment on the 'cider smell'...

Many of my batches have had that scent when young. None of them have ever retained it through maturation, so I wouldn't worry about it.

I would recommend, just for the sake of making things easier, to let it sit on the lees for a month (counting from when you started, not from end of fermentation). A month shouldn't hurt anything, and may well save you a racking.