I finally harvested, what do you think of the drying conditions...?

[HomegrownOhighO]

On my first harvest I fucked up and got the dreaded hay smell. The smoke itself was not bad for a first time grower. Smooth and enjoyable high but lacking flavor big time. I wanted to get some input for my current harvest. Last time, I chopped and hung it branch by branch after wet trimming. This time, I chopped and hung the entire plant. I did cut some of the bigger fan leaves off the main colas but other than that not much. It's been 24 hrs and I think I'm in a good spot. I know my temp could be better but it's the best I got. I am freezing out the women in my house, lol. My goal is a slow dry of 10-14 days but I don't want to end up with mold either due to too slow of a dry. This plant smells fucking delicious and I want to preserve every last terp. My moisture meter is reading between 26-28%. I am open to any suggestions or recommendations when it comes to drying because it's a completely different animal.

 

[LoveGrowingIt]

Your drying conditions look good to me!

 

[Grapefruitroop]

Yeah for perfect curing after tweekin a bit with numbers i finally settle to this

I keep my dryng room between 62-65 RH for a week and then i start trim in the same room...after a total of 15 days i turn the dehum a bit harder till it reaches 58 RH , let the buds sit in paper bags for a night and then vacuum seal em....
Awesome terp retention even after 3 months from the sealing....

 

[HomegrownOhighO]

Yeah for perfect curing after tweekin a bit with numbers i finally settle to this

I keep my dryng room between 62-65 RH for a week and then i start trim in the same room...after a total of 15 days i turn the dehum a bit harder till it reaches 58 RH , let the buds sit in paper bags for a night and then vacuum seal em....
Awesome terp retention even after 3 months from the sealing....

My tent has been at a consistent 63-65 degrees and 60-62 rh and the nugs are drying nicely.

 

[Natep]

Looks good to me. Leave the plant while when you hang it. Keep every water leaf on. Hang for no less than 14 days.

 

[Grower1974]

Dry trim if you want the best product. Always dry a littler long than you think. My dry cycles are always 10-14 days on 90% of my product.

 

[Gmix]

The hay smell comes from the water not the drying process.
Let your water sit 24 hrs before using then you’ll get no more hay smell

 

[HomegrownOhighO]

The hay smell comes from the water not the drying process.
Let your water sit 24 hrs before using then you’ll get no more hay smell

What does this do? I thought you only did this for tap water to dechlorinate the water. I use fresh spring water from an actual spring I have access to.

 

[Gmix]

What does this do? I thought you only did this for tap water to dechlorinate the water. I use fresh spring water from an actual spring I have access to.

Well that threw me
I was taught it was due to not gassing of water however as your said your using spring water I had to research to figure myself as I don’t want to give out bad information.

After reading up lo and behold I’m going to hold my hands up and say I was wrong it can be down to drying incorrectly

Live and learn eh
Thanks tbh i wouldn’t off realised the information was bad if you hadn’t said anything