I always let my whole plant dry completely in the closet, then maicure it, make sure theres no leaf, and then put it in these big sealed jars, maybe mason jars but i dunnno. Anyway, i put a cuple of 1 inch by 1 inch squares of lettuce in with it to keep it a little moist, and then i leave it and open it every day for 1 hour for about 3 weeks, although sometimes i've cured as long as 6 weeks, and it really makes a differnce. Big time differnce in taste, smell, smoothness, and it makes it more potent than freshly picked weed.