Trimming is a lot of work, eh? I like to take all the big leaves off as well as trim the small ones close to the bud. I save these leaves separately.
I hang the buds to dry for a few days, then put them in large paper grocery bags (open) in my cedar wardrobe until the stems snap. Then the glass jar routine as mentioned. The strong smell doesn't really kick until you bust up a bud to pack a bowl or roll one.

Looking forward to pics, I'll post my buds in a week or so too.

Shovelhandle
Shovelhandle Reviewed by Shovelhandle on . More On Drying....Read FAQZandor's Posts of course! Cut down my first grow (29 plants total) Monday night and they have been hanging in there since. I trimmed off larger fan leaves before they were hung, and just took a peek to go in there. Decided to try to start trimming some of it, and I felt like it was a tad too dry, that I was almost ripping the leaves out rather than a nice cut. Now, they have been in there almost three days, I am curious when they should be put into the paper bags. What things do I look for in it to know it's ready Rating: 5