drying buds

so the other day i was watching this movie "Alpha Dog" with justin timberlake and some other ppls. It gets to this part where theyre in Justins backyard harvesting bud off of some plants. Basically what they are doing, is cutting off single buds from a plant that is still in the ground and then placing them in a bowl. Its werid, cuz they just cut off the bud, trim off some excess leaves, and pile it up in a big ass basin. Is this method sensible? what does he do with the buds after he picks them? are they smokeable?(no), wtf is up with that? thnxx

Usually the flowers are air-dried for a couple days or long enough for the outside to feel dry but the interior is still moist with pliable stems. Then they're put into bins for a few weeks of slow drying...aka curing. But bin-curing is usually only done when there are large amounts involved and curing in large glass jars for smaller amounts.

But I never would have figured Justin Timberlake being in a movie growing pot!

yeah he smokes often