lots of ways to do it right, IMO (and from info gathered from my own readings, here and elsewhere)
I cut them at night, trim them immediately and hang them in the dark on a line indoors. (some people use fans to circulate air) The proper temp and RH are important. Depending on the weed strain it may take 7 to 12 days to dry on the lines then I put them (loosely) in mason jars and burp them 2-3x per day. Once all the moisture is out of the buds I let them cure 2-6 weeks. IMO curing is key as it will get rid of the hay smell (chlorophyl) and let the
terpenes? do their transformation which produces a nice smell and a smooth smoke. I have read where cured weed can go on for months if not years as it ages like fine fricken wine. Sweet stuff huh? I'd like to see someone pull out a mason jar and go "ahh yes old chap, we have here some DJ Blueberry bottled in 1998 a fine year for ganja growing ."
Stickier and bigger buds will take longer to dry. Some folks use the "snap stem" method as a gage to indicate when the weed is dried. (although I found that to vary quite a bit, especially with big buds vs smaller ones)
The worst thing you can do is jar them too early and have mold ruin your loving buddages. Overdry them them and the THC and smell diminishes.
DJ Shorts bagging method (teabagging? no, jk) seems popular but I question putting fresh weed in paper bags and on top of each other as it could increase chances of producing mold. I guess you'd have to take them out quite a bit or at least move them around..and IMO this would damage the trichromes. Less handling of the curing buds will leave the tri's intact.
Then again, everything I just said may be wrong. :mad0233: :sad0104:
