hey dude i see you have no replies so let me be the first might be too late now though, drying and curing are very very important otherwise you'll have wasted your time, flush all nutrients a week before harvest with water only, leave in dark for atleast 12 hours before the big chop, dry for 1 week minimum in a dark warm ventilated area checking for mold every day, once you can snap the stems cleanly your weed should be dry, next get a air tight jar for curing fill the jar but don't stuff it full, seal the jar and open once or twice a day for a minute or so for 10-14 days minimum you'll have a horrible smell like hay for the first few days but this will improve gradually keep an eye out for mold and remove any tainted buds and no don't smoke these buds just fuck em out. after about 2 weeks you should have some tasty weed, the longer u cure the better the taste, check out grass city.com for any info you need, and i'm always here to help