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I personally use a wood moisture meter to know when to begin the cure process. But without one the buds are crisp to the touch on the outside but feel like a firm marshmallow when squeezed. That is usually after a week to ten days of drying. The buds will also snap off, usually lol.Another question has been on my mind. I have not been able to find an answer to it. But once you harvest and they have been drying for a little while, how do you tell when they are dry enough to go into the jars? I have smaller sections that could not be hung on stems so I would like to learn for those specifically but definitely open to other advice. I know snapping the stem doesn’t work for everyone.
Thank you!
freezeland2 what % moisture do you look for on your wood moisture meter to know when to begin the cure process?I personally use a wood moisture meter to know when to begin the cure process. But without one the buds are crisp to the touch on the outside but feel like a firm marshmallow when squeezed. That is usually after a week to ten days of drying. The buds will also snap off, usually lol.
60f/60h or thereabouts to hang / dry.Another question has been on my mind. I have not been able to find an answer to it. But once you harvest and they have been drying for a little while, how do you tell when they are dry enough to go into the jars? I have smaller sections that could not be hung on stems so I would like to learn for those specifically but definitely open to other advice. I know snapping the stem doesn’t work for everyone.
Thank you!
The safest way to know they are dry is by weight. Weigh a couple average cuttings twice/day, when it stops losing weight its ready to cure.Another question has been on my mind. I have not been able to find an answer to it. But once you harvest and they have been drying for a little while, how do you tell when they are dry enough to go into the jars? I have smaller sections that could not be hung on stems so I would like to learn for those specifically but definitely open to other advice. I know snapping the stem doesn’t work for everyone.
Thank you!
10 - 12%freezeland2 what % moisture do you look for on your wood moisture meter to know when to begin the cure process?
Once you dry it too far, there's no going back really. You can use a fresh bit of leaf to rehydrate it a little bit. Another trick oldies used to use was a bit of orange peel.Okay. So another question…how do you know if a bud is too dry? And can you fix it whether too dry or too moist?
Just dry it out some more. Evenly is the trick.And can you fix it whether too moist?
That is how I judge it. These are woody and fibrous plants so a straight snap and break is too dry IMO. A good snap in the bend and a crunchy feeling when the buds are squeezed is what I look for. This is right around 7-8 days for me every time without fail. I don't monitor humidity when drying because I've never had a problem with it just hanging em in a closet.Hey sorry I'm a few weeks late on this thread but I've got a question and some drying buds.
They've been drying in a hanging drying rack for 8 days now in the corner of my living room roughly 68 to 70° and room humidity around 50 to 55%. It stays dark in this corner.
The buds feel decently dry to the touch and when I've bend stems they crease and break over clean but the stem remains as one creased piece nothing actually tears or breaks on the outside. Is that whats meant by stems snapping? If so I think I'm good to go on trimming and curing
Perfect man that is exactly what I needed to know so thank you. I will also not be monitoring humidity because my budget says no lolThat is how I judge it. These are woody and fibrous plants so a straight snap and break is too dry IMO. A good snap in the bend and a crunchy feeling when the buds are squeezed is what I look for. This is right around 7-8 days for me every time without fail. I don't monitor humidity when drying because I've never had a problem with it just hanging em in a closet.
TBH, I think Humidity is over rated in most cases except for growing seedlings or if you have a gross amount of weed in a single area (growing, drying, curing or storing).Perfect man that is exactly what I needed to know so thank you. I will also not be monitoring humidity because my budget says no lol
Pretty much the same as @Deadstill and I. I do burp my jars once the bud has been added to the jars twice a day for the first week. Once a day for the second week. Then once every two weeks for four weeks and once a month thereafter.I do a quick dry and slow cure.
My room RH is often 45-55%. Dry for 5-6 days in a tent with the exhaust fan on slow and humidity controlled at 55%. Then trim the buds of the stems and put them in big, shallow trays with lids. Put an RH sensor inside the trays.
The 5-6 day dry usually doesn't dry it out all the way. The outside feels dry, but the inside is still moist. The moisture from the inside creeps to the outside layer and the RH is usually a steady 65-70% after one night. Burp the big lids twice a day for a few days to get it into 55-60% zone. Then jar and cure it as long as you want.
If I keep them in the drying tent longer than 5-6 days, it is too easy to over dry.
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