drying buds

[hanayama]

did they get rid of the poll section on here??
i was going to do that but couldnt find it.

when drying buds....who likes hanging and who likes screens...and why.
i have enough space that that isnt an issue, i was just wondering if there was any real difference between hanging or laying on a screen.

thanks

[hanayama]

anyone???

[texas grass]

i have personaly done both ways and have not seen much of a difference. the 1 thing is try and keep good airflow in the same room but dont put a fan on them

[hanayama]

ok thanks man.
i think i may do both...see which one i like better(this is my first
grow)
does light matter?(does it need to be in a dark area or anything?)
thanks again

[hanayama]

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would something like this be good/worth the trouble?
you said no fan, will the air being pulled out be too strong?
i dont think i would bother with the carbon scrubber(already have one in use) but the tub and a small fan seems strizzle... maybe a computer fan...

and never mind about the light question...found my answer

[texas grass]

you want good ventilation in your drying area

you can have fans in the same area but do not point the fan on the buds point it in the back corner away from the plants. if you have good enough ventilation you shouldnt need a fan.

[hanayama]

gotcha!

[cwesto]

no light, keep em dark for sho

[grey1223]

I don't worry about the light. Mine dry in my flowering room. The reason we say dark is because you don't want them in the sun. Your swag was dried in the open. Your good stuff dried indoors.

Of course I don't hang them 'under' the lights-- just in the same room.

The reason most people hang their plants is it's convenient.

[JaySin]

I didn't know about the, laying them on a screen method. This might work perfect for me. I have a drawer on top of my grow cabinet, so this might solve my problem of not knowing were to put my harvest to dry. Mostly because I want to be able to keep growing immediately after harvesting.

[eggrole1]

I hang mine most of the time, but when I need more space I lay them out on newspapers. I don't see any difference either way. I also don't have the best ventillation, but it is pretty low RH here so that helps.

[texas grass]

drying buds before they have been cut from the main stalk will slow down the drying time by almost double

drying buds that have been cut from the main stalk will dry in almost half the time

for me 5 days or 9 days

id prefer the slower dry time to help disipate more of the chlorophil and harshness of the smoke

[ddoobbiiee]

What about using a food dehydrator? Would that work or would it be destructive?

[Revanche21]

I'm not a very experienced grower

with that said, you can see my hanging box that i lay my buds in

in my grow journal in my sig

it worked out nicely for me!