curing question for anyones opinion

[Suspectelite]

If putting in jars to CURE will make smoke better, then how does anyone suggest I cure MY crop? You know how many jars I would need? freezer bags work just as good, and so do sandwich bags. all in all, hanging till dry, does cure your weed, as long as it doesnt dry too fast, gotta keep the temp fairly cool & about 50% humidity.

[clovisman]

Clovisman, do you recommend leaving the fan leaves on?

i always trim the fan leaves before i harvest the buds- then when indoors i will trim the bud leaves, the small trichrome covered leaves and make hash from them- all people I know will trim the leaves before drying

[HighTillIDie]

always trim as much as you can, it helps speed the curing process

always hang, in a dry, airflowy, dark place for at least a couple weeks, till AT LEAST, you can snap a twig

then you can put in the plastic or glass jar... just make sure to open it up to release all the moisture,

bags work well they just don't seal as nicely

[Suspectelite]

always trim as much as you can, it helps speed the curing process

always hang, in a dry, airflowy, dark place for at least a couple weeks, till AT LEAST, you can snap a twig

then you can put in the plastic or glass jar... just make sure to open it up to release all the moisture,

bags work well they just don't seal as nicely

Im gonna have to disagree with you on this one,
Ive been drying weed for years & have tried pretty much every method possible. drying with leaves on is alot better & faster because the large fan leaves help drain the buds from the inside out, making for a more consistant cure. It may be harder to trim, but is better for THC preservation in the final product.

[HighTillIDie]

Im gonna have to disagree with you on this one,
Ive been drying weed for years & have tried pretty much every method possible. drying with leaves on is alot better & faster because the large fan leaves help drain the buds from the inside out, making for a more consistant cure. It may be harder to trim, but is better for THC preservation in the final product.

you are exactly right, thanks for correcting me, but do you mean during the jar phase? i hang them whole, but trim them some for mason jar'in

do you get better results otherwise?!:jointsmile::thumbsup:

[buckyboy]

Suspectelite, so I pull it , hang it for a couple of weeks, trim off fan leaves and bud leaves, store in jars or zip-locks for a few weeks, opening every other day and then they should be ready. CORRECT? One more thing, I had a friend tell me he just puts his buds in brown paper bags for a week or two and that dries and cures them simutaneously. Ever tried that?

[HighTillIDie]

Suspectelite, so I pull it , hang it for a couple of weeks, trim off fan leaves and bud leaves, store in jars or zip-locks for a few weeks, opening every other day and then they should be ready. CORRECT? One more thing, I had a friend tell me he just puts his buds in brown paper bags for a week or two and that dries and cures them simutaneously. Ever tried that?

yea the paper bag method is usually inbetween the jar and hanging
it works real well, but you always want to hang for a while, and jars are the final way


or you could water cure:wtf:

[buckyboy]

So the paper bag just dries a little bit more before curing? That seems to be a good way to prevent mold. Am I right?

[HighTillIDie]

So the paper bag just dries a little bit more before curing? That seems to be a good way to prevent mold. Am I right?

yea, but you can still get mold, it happens

[Suspectelite]

all I do ia hang em till almost bone dry, just before the buds are crumbly, then I trim em, then I bag em, thats it, thats all, done. as long as its dry, mold worries go out the window, and as for opening the bags every now and then, not necessary.
Ive kept ganja in my crisper for 6-8 months with no problems, & it still tasts the same as the day I bagged it.