Should buds be cured before making hash?

[jsn9333]

I'm expecting (God willing) to get my first harvest in a few weeks. I'd like to turn at least half of it into hash. From what I've read, I will need to dry the buds (and whatever leaves I use) before making the hash.

However, I have not been able to find anything about whether bud that is intended to make hash needs to be cured. Does it need to be cured? I guess it couldn't hurt, so I might as well do it. But if the product is the same, and I could have hash my hash weeks earlier... well then, why cure?

The way I see it, curing is more for the flavor of the smoked bud (getting the chlorophyll out of the plant material, etc.). The process of making hash, by definition, removes most of the plant material (especially the green plant material). So why cure?

Anyone else have experience in making their own hash. Do you cure or not? Has anyone tried both ways?

The one advantage I can see for curing would be to dry the inner parts of the buds more, since curing tends to re-distribute moisture evenly while also removing chlorophyll and all that.

Any thoughts?

[Surfnbird]

i have no idea man never done it but im wanting to so this is just my opinion but i would just use the leaves to make hash and no mix leaves and bud.

[jsn9333]

i have no idea man never done it but im wanting to so this is just my opinion but i would just use the leaves to make hash and no mix leaves and bud.

Any particular reason you wouldn't use the buds to make hash?

[Surfnbird]

um because id much rather smoke the bud then make hash with it but now that i think about it you end up smokeing it either way. so idk. but yesterday i was thinking just smoke the bud and just use leaves cuz i saw someone make it and they just used the leaves.

[anbesol]

If your making bubble hash it doesnt matter, you just need frozen trimmings straight from the freezer after harvest. curing helps release more chloraphil. so no, they should need to be curred

[jsn9333]

Yeah, I know what you mean. Most people in the US do just use the trimmings for hash. They see hash as "better then nothing" since trimmings are usually thrown out. But in the real good hash producing countries of the world (Morocco, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, etc.) they use the buds and everything.... and their hash is world renowned for its quality.

Hash is just a great product and is a time honored way of preparing cannabis. I see no reason to not turn half my harvest into it, if not more. This is especially true if I harvest a lot more bud then I know what to do with. I don't smoke often, and hash is easier to store because it is so much smaller.


um because id much rather smoke the bud then make hash with it but now that i think about it you end up smokeing it either way. so idk. but yesterday i was thinking just smoke the bud and just use leaves cuz i saw someone make it and they just used the leaves.

[stinkyattic]

The size is a good point. There's a thread called 'stinky bubbles' that is a hash tutorial with pics, by the bubble-bag method. I also like to process trim and popcorn into butter, which stores very well in the freezer.
Don't bother curing your hash-bound buds.
I suggest doing a nice manicure on your prime, top colas and the really nice, shapely, dense nugs from high on the plant, and then saving the 'popcorn' for your secondary products.

[jsn9333]

The size is a good point. There's a thread called 'stinky bubbles' that is a hash tutorial with pics, by the bubble-bag method. I also like to process trim and popcorn into butter, which stores very well in the freezer.
Don't bother curing your hash-bound buds.
I suggest doing a nice manicure on your prime, top colas and the really nice, shapely, dense nugs from high on the plant, and then saving the 'popcorn' for your secondary products.

That is a great idea, stinky. Thank you.