So I decided to just do a half cure on that bud that was in the mason jar.

When it was all said and done it weighed out to 4grams dried. Things I've learned about curing and drying....
  • Wait till the bud dries and the stem snaps in multiple places. If it only snaps in 1 place on the stem you need to wait longer.
  • The plant will smell like plant for a good long while.
  • The plant will especially smell like plant if when you put the buds into the jar you don't snip it away from the stem. Take this extra step, I bet it really helps with flavor/aroma/further drying time when you do this prior to placing it in the jar.
  • A bud harvested about 4 weeks before it's due is not really worth harvesting at all (unless like in a situation like mine where the cola just snapped off). My buds were super airy once they dried out. So much so that you could kind of pick up a bud and see between the calyxes/pistils and tiny bud leaves.
  • Raw nugs smoke nothing like a dried nug and nothing at all like a half cured nug. Don't vape or smoke any raw nugs, just wait it out for 1-2 weeks and have it cured slightly. You will appreciate your grow so much more if you do.


With that said. Smoke report in about an hour. I'm vaping up right now and so far so good. Loaded about .5 grams into the volcano. :jointsmile: