i've done it both ways over the years and found the plant drying with the roots makes for a slower dry, and maybe a bit smoother smoke but haven't noticed any diff in potency and now dry by the branch. drying with roots attached just meant more work keeping the dirt from falling onto the flowers...
del... Reviewed by del... on . Harvesting:rootball or no rootball ? Howdy Y'all, I'm curious,have any of y'all heard whether or not,it's a good idea to retain the rootball at harvest time ? My friend says that he always keeps the rootball on,with a plastic bag,wired tightly around the stem base,when he firsts starts drying them,hung upside down..he claims that the rootball has some thc in it,that must be allowed to drain down into the buds. He asked me how plants are harvested inside,and I told him,that we usually just cut the plant at the base,and Rating: 5