Dry Trim?

[Ray Bone]

Yo fellas. Last year I had a hard time drying my harvest. My basement is cool but very dry and it took only 1 1/2 days to dry. I did a wet trim so I’m thinking of doing a dry trim to help out the drying time. Need some advice tho. I was gonna pull all the fan leaves, do a wet trim but hang the whole plant upside down to hopefully increase the drying time. Do I even bother to wet trim , or do I hang the plant to dry and do a dry trim? Do I even pull he fan leaves?

 

[MirrorZen]

If humidity is an issue, I would just hang the whole plant. I aim for a 10to12 day dry, if isn't close enough when a week in, I clip off the fan leaves. I try to do 68 degrees and 55 rh for my preference.

 

[Ray Bone]

If humidity is an issue, I would just hang the whole plant. I aim for a 10to12 day dry, if isn't close enough when a week in, I clip off the fan leaves. I try to do 68 degrees and 55 rh for my preference.

Thanks for your help. So do I just pull the plant and hang it? Can I pull some fan leaves before I pull it? I’m trying to eliminate trimming all of it dry because I’ve heard it’s very time consuming. What would you do in my case?

 

[MirrorZen]

If your humidity is below 40 percent I would leave the fan leaves on so it takes longer, if it's over that I would take them off. Dry trimming is the way to go to retain the most trichomes and terpenes, I think the extra work is negligible.

 

[DismalDude]

I'd rather dry trim than wet trim any day.

 

[Mr Bee]

Yo fellas. Last year I had a hard time drying my harvest. My basement is cool but very dry and it took only 1 1/2 days to dry. I did a wet trim so I’m thinking of doing a dry trim to help out the drying time. Need some advice tho. I was gonna pull all the fan leaves, do a wet trim but hang the whole plant upside down to hopefully increase the drying time. Do I even bother to wet trim , or do I hang the plant to dry and do a dry trim? Do I even pull he fan leaves?

ooh a day n a half.thats rough.i bet the smoke was too.
i suggest you cut the whole plant fan leaves the lot.the more you can slow down that drying process the better your nugs will be.

 

[Mr Bee]

wet trims easier but hanging the whole plant gets better results.

 

[NHWhites]

Might be a dumb question but...do you have a humidifier? Are you drying ina tent or out in the open?

 

[stemznseedz]

buy a cheap humidifier and keep the room at 50% and add a little airflow for circulation.

 

[Infidel]

A day and a half seems to be a short dry time in my opinion. Your nugs must not be dense.

 

[Ray Bone]

Might be a dumb question but...do you have a humidifier? Are you drying ina tent or out in the open?

I’m drying in the basement. Room is about 20’x15’ it’s cool but dry. What size humidifier will I need and how expensive is it? Or is it just better to hang the whole plant upside down and do a dry trim? I’ve heard that way is a pain in the ass

 

[gwheels]

Dry trim isnt so bad. I always hang the whole plants and trim in 5 to 7 days (in my tent at 50% RH and 70 degrees). They can go a bit longer for less burping.

Then I jar and burp in 1 quart mason jars. I can get 2 to 3 oz in each one.

The whole plant slows down the dry a bit. I take all that crap and make butter out of it anyway.

 

[NHWhites]

I’m drying in the basement. Room is about 20’x15’ it’s cool but dry. What size humidifier will I need and how expensive is it? Or is it just better to hang the whole plant upside down and do a dry trim? I’ve heard that way is a pain in the ass

Imo, unless you are filling that entire space with plants, you’re always going to have drying issues. I’d recommend buying a cheap tent and humidifier so you can control a smaller environment. Probably cost you $100 for both...and a small fan to help with light circulation

 

[gwheels]

Imo, unless you are filling that entire space with plants, you’re always going to have drying issues. I’d recommend buying a cheap tent and humidifier so you can control a smaller environment. Probably cost you $100 for both...and a small fan to help with light circulation

The hay taste can happen if it cures too fast. Flavor develops over a longer dry and a decent cure.

The tent idea is a really good one. For the price i think tents are cheaper than grow boxes or anything. And if smell is an issue you can use a scrubber with a small can.