No, I think it's a bad idea. All you're doing is lowering humidity by using desiccant. Your buds will dry faster but will be of lower quality. Quality takes time, it should take a week to dry and 3-5 week cure. If you're aiming for speed then yeah it'll work, so will sticking it in the oven for a short time, or putting a fan on it to speed dry, but the weed will end up with a grassy smell and taste since the chloraphyll won't have time to break down. You can do it quick and end up with smokables but if I'm gonna take the time and risk to grow and the money to buy quality strains, I'm gonna take the time to do it right.
phillykid420 Reviewed by phillykid420 on . DRYING bud with SILICA sand???? has anyone heard of silica sand? or has anyone used it? it is cheap and can get it at hardware stores for cheap and it is used to dry oil spills on pavement or lots of growers use them to dry their flowers so they can save the flowers as decoration. i was thinking if you put the buds in this silica sand, it may help the process of drying it and there would be no heat to dry it too fast that way. so not sure if this process would cause harsh smoke or not. i may have to try this method Rating: 5