420.hydro said:

hi everyone!!! just harvested my first outdoor grow and i'm concerned about drying...ive had to setup an extra room with an ac/c unit to get humidity down...i believe the ideal environment is 70 degrees at 50% humidity....but i can't hold the humidity, it keeps fluctuating (see photo-first full 24 hrs)...let me know what you think!!!View attachment 898372

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Beachwalker said:

I dry at 60% for 4 days then I drop it to 59% for 3 days, then I check the RH in a jar, and either continue line-drying or jar at that point, depending on if the RH reading is between 58 and 60% RH.

I never jar above 60% and I never let bud go below 58% RH.

I respectfully disagree with what you believe are the ideal drying conditions. I would never dry at 50%.

I don't know the exact science of it but I've read that when bud gets below 57% rh it stops curing, and since I made these changes my dry and cure has been perfect every time, but again this is only how I do it, good luck

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Dirtbag said:

50 is low, are you wet or dry trimming? Dry trimmed 50% for a couple days is ok but past that around 60 is best with a temp of about 17 celcius. Wet trimmed, 65 for several days then down to 60% for a week or so at the same temp.

Dry trim is better though.

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420.hydro said:

thanks for the info!!!
not sure where i got the 70 degree at 50% but it was a grow site...my problem is i can't seem to get near that 60% let alone be able to control 1% of the humidity.
how are you testing rh in a jar?

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