Anything you do to handle the bud more than absolutely necessary is going to negatively impact your end quality.

I wouldn't recommend chopping the buds up at all. Handle them by the stem only while trimming. You can trim before hanging to slightly speed up the process.

If you have to dry in a closet, crack the door a little and put a small fan on the floor to make just the slightest breeze.

Drying in low light is good practice.
stinkyattic Reviewed by stinkyattic on . A theory on drying quicker OK, so most of us here grow for personal and as such arent bothered by the look of the finished product, as long as it does the job. So, if you either ground/cut up the wet bud and dried it as normal, would it dry quicker? Would it affect the potency as well? Cheers peeps :) Rating: 5