Drying too fast will leave a green taste. IMO 5 days is way too quick to properly dry your buds. Everyone has an opinion and if it works for you then that's what matters. Are you drying the whole plant or do you cut each branch off? What humidity is your drying room? Do you have a fan blowing on them?

I have never dried a plant in under 10 days at 55% humidity. I have a small oscillating fan blowing at the bottom of my drying room and the plants are hung at the ceiling (so no air is blowing directly on them).

"For best results, drying should be slow and incorporate circulating, temperate (50 - 60 F), dry air. When dried slowly, over 2 - 3 weeks, moisture evaporates evenly into the air, yeilding uniformly dry buds with minimal THC decomposition. Slowly dried buds taste sweet and smoke smooth. Buds dried quickly burn hot and taste harsh." Jorge Cervantes - Indoor Marijuana Horticulture

"If you have dried your plants for three weeks hanging upside down you can subtract that time from the canning time. Although you can have good bud to smoke two weeks after your harvest it is better to wait for four weeks or more." Greg Green - The Cannabis Grow Bible

"It usually takes at least 10 to 14 days to dry before you start the final manicuring. Drying faster makes the taste disappear and makes the buds crumbly. Again, patience pays off. Letting the plants dry slowly makes them taste much better and helps them to keep much longer. They are dry enough when the stem snaps. Buds dried in this manner are usually teardrop-shaped." Soma - Organic Marijuana Soma Style


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