Done both ways.

Gets too dry for me in the paper bag. I like to keep my weed about as moist as high quality tobacco. No where near as harsh.....When it gets really dry, I make hash or butter, or hash butter.

I do notice, in the sealed containers, some species do smell like hay. Oh well, it kicks the shit outta me if I cure it right.

Before anyone goes off on a method you need to understand the process going on. When the plant is killed it still has sugars flowing in the vascular system. The sugars make the weed harsh, give the smell it's character, and need to convert completely into the THC, CBN, and CBD.

My taste buds are dead, so not sure of flavor anymore. Now and then.

So my method. Lay nuggets in wire basket for about a week....note I said about. Relative humidity, air movement, etc, have great effect on how long this all takes. When it gets 'crispy' move to the container. Use care to not waste a bunch of trichomes. If it seems it is getting too moist in the jar unseal it and let the lid sit part way open for a day, then dump it out and 'turn' it in the jar and continue the process.

I do not use any weed for 2 weeks after murder, and I have found a couple species that actually are better 3 weeks into the cure.

Everyone has a process, each to their own, but in my book the quality of the medication is much more important that the taste or smell. I eat most of it anyhow. Smoke is bad for the lungs, ask a firefighter