ArtfulCodger
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I'd wait until the branches snap internally, but not completely. Jarring up wet risks all sorts of unpleasantness. What's the relative humidity in your drying area?
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757Botanist
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Hello and thanks! I do not have a humidity reader yet but my home stays at 72 degrees and relatively dry. Not a lot of moisture here in VA this time
Of year. Current temp of tent is 69degrees. Grass smell went away around yesterday. Fan leaves are crunchy and the bud still has fluff to it.
From what you are saying I should
Probably wait the full 10
Days.
ArtfulCodger
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How long you dry depends on the environment in the space and the moisture content in the plants when you chopped. I dry until the branches crack internally when I bend them, but the outer layer doesn't break.
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757Botanist
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Would the fact that I chopped my
Ladies down a week after the last flush? The soil was pretty dry at harvest time.
ArtfulCodger
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The drier the plants at harvest, the shorter the dry. I'd just go by the snap test.
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Natep
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What is the humidity of the tent. I dry at similar temps but 60% rh for no less than 14 days. I don’t take any foliage off for drying. The slower the better.
LoveGrowingIt
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One can always cut off a bud, grind it and try it. With practice, one can almost feel when it's close. Then give it the smoke or vape test. Before curing, it might be harsh, but if it burns/vapes well, then it's an indication that it's close.
This is mostly how we do it. TBH, we also have a drying tent with humidity and temperature controllers. We keep the tent as close to 60º F temperature and 60% humidity as we can. At those settings, it takes 7 to 10 days, depending on how much weed is in the tent and how moist it was when it was harvested.
This is mostly how we do it. TBH, we also have a drying tent with humidity and temperature controllers. We keep the tent as close to 60º F temperature and 60% humidity as we can. At those settings, it takes 7 to 10 days, depending on how much weed is in the tent and how moist it was when it was harvested.
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SamSquatch
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Get some mini hygrometer/thermometers from Amazon. I keep my buds in Glad XXL plastic food containers after I trim, turning buds a couple of times a day with hygrometer in container until buds get below 70% RH Then I put in Mason jars burping until it gets to desired level of dryness, which fo me is around 67% RH. I kept jars in refrigerator, it keeps buds fresh and terpy.
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757Botanist
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I did exactly that
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757Botanist
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Wow so first thanks to ALL OF YOUs for the help. Special thanks to @Hydrocropper420 for letting me pester and @ArtfulCodger.
I cut a sample down and jarred 2 batches with boveda 58/62% RH. OMG YHIS MORNING I TOOK A BONG RIP AND IT SMOKES LIKE MAGIC!
This pic is the Gogi berry strain.., zoom in to see her splendor
I cut a sample down and jarred 2 batches with boveda 58/62% RH. OMG YHIS MORNING I TOOK A BONG RIP AND IT SMOKES LIKE MAGIC!
This pic is the Gogi berry strain.., zoom in to see her splendor
Hydrocropper420
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Looks awesome buddy, nice job!
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If your house is a right around 70°, I'm thinking your humidity is probably around 30 to 40% this time of year, 5 days is not long enough, but if it is feeling crunchy already that means it is drying too quickly. If you don't have a small humidifier, take a spray bottle of water and mist the bottom of the tent once a day. A two pack of digital humidity and temperature displays are only 10 bucks on Amazon.. if you want the weed to turn out perfect, you need to shoot for 60° air temp and 60% RH. I would keep a small fan on low at the very bottom of the tent to circulate air, without letting the air go directly onto the buds. If you mist the floor, that will naturally humidify the tent. But you need the meters so you know exactly where you are. This is the biggest part of making sure your end product is of the right quality. You can grow beautiful plants for 3 months and then destroy them at the end if you don't dry them and cure them right.
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757Botanist
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I have a meter en route now just ordered one. And I think I had the fan on too high hence the crunchiness.
I am going to review my notes to ensure a better grow starting in a few weeks.
Your information really really helped! ImExcited for the next batch.
cannafarmer420
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Don't use boveda until they are jar stable
LoveGrowingIt
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I think one of the more important things to keep in mind is that buds tend not to dry evenly. The inside is likely to dry slower than the outside. Rapid drying, especially high heat, can make it worse. Drying them slowly helps them dry more evenly. Sealed containers allow the humidity to spread to every part of the buds. Most growers apparently recommend keeping them between 58% and 62%.
I'll add that we don't go directly from the drying tent to sealed jars. We keep them in Grove bags for 4 to 6 weeks. The bags are kept in a dark cabinet during that time. We also put hygrometers in the bags, which confirms whether the bags are doing what they're supposed to do. Our experience is they work well.
I'll add that we don't go directly from the drying tent to sealed jars. We keep them in Grove bags for 4 to 6 weeks. The bags are kept in a dark cabinet during that time. We also put hygrometers in the bags, which confirms whether the bags are doing what they're supposed to do. Our experience is they work well.
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757Botanist
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I’m a new parent so cutting cost is key. They’ve been jarred for a day, are
You saying toss them in a paper bag for a little longer? Without the boveda packs?
Hydrocropper420
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With your budget, the very most important thing to know about drying is to keep the air temperature at 60° and the humidity at 60%. If you can maintain those two numbers, you should be just fine... If the stems are snapping like twigs then your bud has dried a little too quickly, they should bend and have a snap but not break, that's when they are ready for the jars. Burping the jars for 15 minutes 1-2 times a day for at least a week, then a little less burping the weeks following. If your humidity is lower than 60% right now because of your natural environment, you will need to get a small humidifier. Go on marketplace and find a used one for 20 bucks.
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757Botanist
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you all are putting on a Masterclass in growing. Ever suggestion has led me to positive results. I’m stoked for this next grow! The biggest lesson learned: I NEED PATIENCE 
. Fix me Chesus Rice 
I definitely think the constant fan wind dried things up so I need to invest in better air circulation.
. Fix me Chesus Rice I definitely think the constant fan wind dried things up so I need to invest in better air circulation.
Hydrocropper420
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The fan in your drying area should be on low pointing away from the buds so the air is not directly on them. You only want air circulation to not create mold.you all are putting on a Masterclass in growing. Ever suggestion has led me to positive results. I’m stoked for this next grow! The biggest lesson learned: I NEED PATIENCE
I definitely think the constant fan wind dried things up so I need to invest in better air circulation.
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