Quote Originally Posted by cologrower420
There are a lot of differing opinions on how to properly cure and dry. I can read links all day, and I am, but I am interested in the opinion of people who grow and dry in Colorado.
imho... the trick is to maintain 45% RH +/- during the first week or so, which slows the dry out considerably... along w cooler temps in the mid-to-low 70's. if you control the inside room, the outside is irrelevant. for example, right now, being able to see the air... it might take over 2-3 weeks to dry. flip it over to dry/hot, and it could finish in 5. control the inside of the dry room to span it out 10-14 days... outsides go crisp, some bend/some snap to the stems, very little moisture stored inside.


[/QUOTE].Assuming I want to cure until I approach 60% humidity, I would 'burp' the container to lower the humidity, right? Isn't that the idea behind 'burping', to get the plant to dry consistently?

What's the one single thing I can do to prevent hay flavor?[/QUOTE]

if you put the nugs in the jars w any moisture... that you can feel... it will not smell/taste as strong as if you dry it fully. some weeds are worse than others for the loss,,., some taste like shit no matter what.

paper bags/boxes help slow the process out & equalize the mc throughout the nugs... usually put into at day 10-14 of hang drying, then a few days to equalize.


[/QUOTE] edit: Should I buy big bags and just bag the whole cola once I trim it? Isn't another benefit of leaving the sticks on to monitor 'doneness' via how the stems break?[/QUOTE]

slows the dry + allows for more space between the nugs while in the boxes/jars + easier to handle/trim w/o disturbing the trichs.



hope this helps a little... it'l take a few attempts to really dial it in to your preferences.

but seriously, don't put it in wet... automatically places your nugs into the commercial-grade cropper to hack arena. mainly nugs get put in w higher MC to get an extra 10-15% weight... only kills the flavor/odor. peace
BoCoBuds Reviewed by BoCoBuds on . Curing Does anyone know how many days after chop down it takes for chlorophyll to stop producing and all the rest of the biological activity going on in the buds to cease. I slowed down drying by making the cure room air tight and using a digital humidifier set at 65% humidity. the humidifier blows into a box fan which blows all over the room (not directly on plants). it has been a week now and the smaller stems are starting to snap. I am ready to bag it up and start a 30 day curing process but I dont Rating: 5