Quote Originally Posted by JD1stTimer
Sorry folks, I don't see an edit button. My apologies, a couple of my questions are dealt with in the FAQs.. :/ If there's any more commentary on the subjects I would appreciate it though. I see that when to harvest has been answered in the FAQs, oops, but my friend doesn't own a magnifying glass. Also, in the FAQ on drying and curing it says that proper drying and curing does not increase potency, but other people have told me that when it is dried properly it is way more potent than when damp. ?!
When the bud is still damp, not only will it not burn but the cannabinoids are not yet ph neutral and will not be psychoactive. All the thc molecules need to dry up for the bud to be fully potent. Curing in glass jars allows the shedding of moisture to occur evenly and prevents quick-drying portions of the bud from overdrying. Proper drying is pretty important

The less pleasant grassy smell is the chlorophyll rich plant material that will abound when you're drying a bud with a lot of leaves. The flower itself will smell good even before drying, but the non-resiny stuff needs time to leave the flower. After decent drying, the grassy smell should be gone. You can get a good smell sample by brushing your fingers along a flower and smelling them (not too often). If even that smells grassy, you've got poor genetics or your growing methods need revision