Almost Harvest time need some Drying Help

Back to my question , regarding light cycles , is it good or not to shorten the light cycle at the end and if after flushing , is it better to not give them any more water for a few days or so before cutting ?

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a couple few days before harvest it would be easier for drying if you could refrain from watering...just make sure they don't get super pissed at you and die..the more time in between watering and harvest, the lesser water in the plants and the buds will dry quicker, may be best considering you're dealing with a high humidity area...if possible maybe try to have it in an air conditioned area..that would be a lower humidity environment..

the paper bags are a good idea...they'll absorb some of the moisture and the fans blowing air around with keep the bags relatively drier...make sure the stems are dry enough that they snap before stuffing them into jars...otherwise you'll end up seeing mold, and that aint no good...good luck :thumbsup:

Will do !
Thanks a lot .

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lol so many rumors about curing it amuses me . Heres what 99% of the pros do, manicure it, put it into a bedroom or what ever with no light on (ultraviolet breaks down thc) u want the room to be room temperature .. not humid not dry .. basically like the bedroom in everyones houses should be. Than you either lay it on a screen or you can hang it to dry. Hanging gives the best final appearance kuz bud doesnt get flattened out etc. you leave it in the room with average humidity and temperature for around 7-9 days , you will know its ready when the stems kinda snap when u bend them, at this point you are ready to move to the next stage of cure which is to slowly remove the remainder of the water. if your growing big it will be to time consuming to burp stuff daily in jars .. so the solution? throw it all into a giant 100 litre tupper wear tote and burp it daily to slowly remove the remainder of the water .. this final step of slowly removing the last small precentage of water and chlorophyll is what gives you the nice smooth smoke . The bud is ready to smoke once you start to do the final step in the tupperware container .. but it will improve in smoothnes etc. each day for up to around 2 months , at which point you should bag it all .

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if humidity and temps are high than mold will happen and you dont want that when i dry my harvest i trim em good put them in my closet with a dehumidifier(this is what you will need to help with the humidity)with a small fan in the corner up top you want temps around 70 degrees and when you start to cure whitch is almost of an art as growing the plant itself you will want to fill up a mason jar 90 percent full and set it in a closet or in a cool dry place and check on it every 6 to 7 days opening and turning the jar carfully for an hour or so then close it up and put it back in the closet the buds will be kinda like they are rehydrated alittle this is normal and that when you want to open up the jar and let it air out and seal it back up.if you want any more info id say you go to hightimes and go to there grow Q&A there is tons of helpful information on that website

go to seaofgreen.co.uk and look in the advice section @ top right of page.....lots of good info in there..and Im a big SoG fan so I think its awesome, some of the ideas they got in there.

But like ProGrowWannabe said, "dont experiment with an entire crop", its better to compare a couple experimental plants against the rest of your regular grown plants!
Peace!

soon as your leaves turn from green to a little grayish in color ur ready to smoke.. depending certain aspects of the dry ur time may very.. i would say atleast 1 week but 2 be safe 2... and i know of peoplewho, after the 2 week cure they will place in bags then store in cool dry place for a month.. experiment.. try sum upside, sum in the sun, sum in the fridge, sum in a sealed container or glass jar, or even the microwave... peace and happy smokin

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i wouldnt leave the jars unchecked for more than a day or 2 in the beginning. mold and amonia smell can come on pretty fast. once you see your buds are consistanlty the same dampness and no strange odors then you can leave them sealed for longer periods of time.