I'm making efforts to slow my drying down,.... it's tough here in CO with such low humidity.

I'm pretty much like you tho, cut down, then trim off large fans, leaving little "Sugar" leaves on, then dry for a week or so before de-stemming and jarring to cure for about 3 weeks.

Most of my buds are crispy after about 4 day's of hanging! I added a tray of water this last time,.... I'm 6 day's in now and things are just starting to get crunchy, still not ready to jar. I hope this batch smokes smother!