How much "output" stat do you need to get additional gathering chances?

[Meatdawg]

Current set up is 147 Perception, 285 Mnd. Once I hq my toif of coiling (have the mats now) then itll be 151 Perception and 285 Mnd. My goal is to reach the 300 mnd mark, but im going to have to either

1) drop my perception from 151 to 144
or
2) Double my hq felt coif of toiling, which will cost me lots of money if im unlucky lol!

So we'll see how it goes aha. I might switch out my linen bottoms for my raptorskin culottes of mind just to test the difference between having 300 mind and 151 perception. Ima try for that double meld first. If I fail then we'll see.

I couldn't muster the courage to double my +1 coif so I just threw a 20 mind in it.

I could drop my crafting ring and wear another +1 mnd but I dont like lowering percept anymore then it already is