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Sometimes ya just have to get it dry by a certain date.
Rainy weather can slow things right down as the humidity is around 100%, and it will dry really slowly in those conditions.
I don't advocate putting it in the oven, we are not talking about having to dry it immediately, just talking about hurrying up the drying process which may be being slowed down by bad weather.
Putting it in a room with a fan blowing on the buds and a heater in the room will crisp up the outside after a while.
Problem is the inside is still moist, as can be seen by the flexible stems.
You then need to give it time to sweat, for the moisture in the inside to wick to the outside of the buds, so the inside is dryer and the outside is not crispy anymore.
This takes time, you have to let it do it at it's own pace, you can't really hurry it up, although the buds sweat quicker in a warmer environment.
It's the waiting for the moisture inside the buds to redistribute to the outer parts of the bud that slows things down.
And I find you often have to sweat them a few times before you get rid of the moisture from the stem and inside parts of the bud.
I find putting the buds in a sealed container and sitting them in the sun for a while will make them sweat quicker. I don't mean hot summer sun, more just winter or spring sun, which is not too hot.
And then put them back under the fan to dry the outside again, and then back into the container to sweat again.
Of course this is only if you really need them finished by a certain day, as patients are clamouring for them, otherwise I would say just take your time.
Rainy weather can slow things right down as the humidity is around 100%, and it will dry really slowly in those conditions.
I don't advocate putting it in the oven, we are not talking about having to dry it immediately, just talking about hurrying up the drying process which may be being slowed down by bad weather.
Putting it in a room with a fan blowing on the buds and a heater in the room will crisp up the outside after a while.
Problem is the inside is still moist, as can be seen by the flexible stems.
You then need to give it time to sweat, for the moisture in the inside to wick to the outside of the buds, so the inside is dryer and the outside is not crispy anymore.
This takes time, you have to let it do it at it's own pace, you can't really hurry it up, although the buds sweat quicker in a warmer environment.
It's the waiting for the moisture inside the buds to redistribute to the outer parts of the bud that slows things down.
And I find you often have to sweat them a few times before you get rid of the moisture from the stem and inside parts of the bud.
I find putting the buds in a sealed container and sitting them in the sun for a while will make them sweat quicker. I don't mean hot summer sun, more just winter or spring sun, which is not too hot.
And then put them back under the fan to dry the outside again, and then back into the container to sweat again.
Of course this is only if you really need them finished by a certain day, as patients are clamouring for them, otherwise I would say just take your time.