Still too wet to cure?

So I've been drying these gals for about 7 days, and they are feeling brittle as F*#$, like they would just go up in flames if I lit one one fire. But the stem still doesn't crack!

I'm really tempted to just start curing them and keep a close eye on the them. This is my first harvest (looking at maybe 2 or 2 1/2 ounces) and I don't know exactly what I'm doing in terms of harvesting. I certainly wouldn't want mold, but I don't want the buds to get bone dry, either.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

I am in pretty much the exact same situation. Mine are feeling very solid and crispy but the stems aren't snapping. Mine have only been drying for 5 days though, so I figure I will give them another day or two.

I would say if you want to put them in jars go ahead, but keep a close eye on them. If you get mositure forming on the glass, take them out and hang them back up for a few more days.

They were probably dried to quickly. Since they dried so quickly, the outside is much drier and crispy than the inside. Do what dejayou30 said: throw it in a jar and watch it. Being inside the jar should allow the internal moisture to homogenize with the outside and that jar. If it gets too moist in the jar, leave it open for a longer period of time or take it out and hang-dry it some more.

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Originally Posted by sinky

So I've been drying these gals for about 7 days, and they are feeling brittle as F*#$, like they would just go up in flames if I lit one one fire. But the stem still doesn't crack!

I'm really tempted to just start curing them and keep a close eye on the them. This is my first harvest (looking at maybe 2 or 2 1/2 ounces) and I don't know exactly what I'm doing in terms of harvesting. I certainly wouldn't want mold, but I don't want the buds to get bone dry, either.

Any suggestions or recommendations?

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I hate when that happens... but I was gonna say do what everyone above me just said lol..

well as it got into winter, my house started drying up... it was GREAT for my flowering! 55-65 humidity! Unfortunately, outside the grow box its more like 50 all the time. What can ya do? I mean, aside from setting out a couple trays of wet perlite... but that aside!

I remember in the high times grow video, it was suggested to dry the plants for two days, then put them in a plastic bag for a bit to draw out the moisture, then hang the plants and dry them again for a shorter amount of time, then back in the bag, etc.

It seems like a sort of dry/cure in one, drying and getting a start on the curing process.

What I usually do is right as soon as I trim the buds, I place them in an armoir or wooden chest of drawers, giving each bud plenty of room. I can usually fit a half plant per drawer. I turn them daily, and after a few weeks, I put them into breathable storage.

Its natural for the plant material to dry from the outside in. Especially with thick buds, the outside will be crispy while inside is very moist and unsmokable. Just cut open a drying bud to confirm this.
Placing the buds in jars at this point serves to even out the moisture content as it is drawn into the drier tissue. When this happens it's time to take them out and dry the outsides again. Repeat until you have reached your desired moisture levels. The slower this happens, the better the buds become. This is curing.