We perform a quantitative analysis of the bb bb tetraquark decays into hidden-and open-bottom mesons and calculate, for the first time, the bb bb tetraquark total decay width. On the basis of our results, we propose the bb bbs ) → l + l − + X decays as the most suitable channels to observe the bb bb tetraquark states, since the calculated two-lepton cross section upper limit, 39 fb, is so large as to be potentially detectable with the 2018 LHCb sensitivity, paving the way to the observation of the bb bb tetraquark in the future LHCb upgrade. The 4µ signal for the ground state, J P C = 0 ++ , is likely to be too small even for the upgraded LHCb, but it may not be hopeless for the J P C = 2 ++ fully-bottom state.