To dduo, no the weed doesnt nesicarily have to be completely dry, but most like after you decarboxylize it it will be pretty dried out my friend. I would recommend decarboxylizing it as it causes all the carboxyl groups attached to the thc to evaporate(or whatever) and that inactive thc-a becomes active thc!
So, if you decarboxylate your weed, you sohuld have no worries abour the dampness of the weed. Usually, the not so dried weed isnt properly cured, as the carboxyle groups actually evaporate over time. But either way, dampness of your weed is completely irrelevant, because if you can smoke not so dried weed and get baked, then you can certainly cook with it :jointsmile: