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