adivce/experience/HELP ME

[coopersheldon]

so my crop is hanging right now, has been for a day or so. its summer and the heat in my drying room is 75f...(peak) last time my crop dried too fast and it was very brittle and not very smelly.

now i don't have time for a long cure, i need to get this dried and gone. i was thinking of letting it hang for another couple days (all foliage has been trimmed, just hanging on the stalks atm) and then trying the paper bag method to slow the process down.... anyone used this method and think it will help me eliminate the hay smell?

a long cure with mason jars etc doesn't work for me, i need it as quick as possible but without ruining it.... I'm not buying an AC unit and my extract fan is on as low as possible with an oscillating fan moving around about... any help...tips....advice appreciated.

 

[caherbgrower]

I do paper bags every time. Easiest way to do it because you always have some airflow. Once the buds are to at the point I like to smoke em then they go into glass jars.

 

[coopersheldon]

I do paper bags every time. Easiest way to do it because you always have some airflow. Once the buds are to at the point I like to smoke em then they go into glass jars.

do you cut the buds off the stems? i.e.... individual nuggets go into the bag?
How often do you open them up shake them up etc?

 

[cindysid]

You can do it either way, just don't crowd them.

 

[caherbgrower]

do you cut the buds off the stems? i.e.... individual nuggets go into the bag?
How often do you open them up shake them up etc?

Yes I remove the buds from the stems before they go in the paper bags. I fold the top closed, and for the first week they're in bags I open them everyday once or twice to give them a gentle stir. You will begin to feel the moisture in the buds the more you do this process. Once they reach the burn I like to see they go in glass for long term storage.