Just asked this on reddit but figured I'd get the Hexbear ML line on avocado ripeness

Question is pretty straightforward. I usually buy them when they're just starting to ripen (like they have a bit of give to them but they're not "soft" imo) and then wait until they get quite a bit soft before eating them. They're pretty easy to spread/mash this way. They're not brown when I cut them open, but I'm wondering if I should really be eating them when they're closer to that "just starting to ripen" stage, and not the "one day away from too ripe" stage.