So how long do you dry for?

[ProPheT 216]

All the talk today is of drying plants, and everyone of course has their own way. I see lots of 14 to 21 cold air drys, 10 day drys. I honestly shoot for about 5-7, sometimes it happens in 4 depending on the weather. I always wet trim and hang branches...i like wet trim for bubble hash. I feel like starting curing at the right point is as important as not drying out your buds in 2 days.

How long does it take you to dry, and do you chop into sticks.or hang the plant?

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

All the talk today is of drying plants, and everyone of course has their own way. I see lots of 14 to 21 cold air drys, 10 day drys. I honestly shoot for about 5, sometimes it happens in 4 depending on the weather. I always wet trim and hang branches...i like wet trim for bubble hash. I feel like starting curing at the right point is as important as not drying out your buds in 2 days.

How long does it take you to dry, and do you chop into sticks.or hang the plant?

4 days? No I don't like hay.

Full plant hang and try to aim for two weeks.

 

[PopAndSonGrows]

A bunch of different factors at play change that answer for everyone.

For me, i grow smaller plants with usually smaller bud mass and lower yields per plant, so my dry time is fairly quick; i aim for 10 days given my dryer, warmer conditions as well. My preferred drying style is to cut the plants down in V-shaped branches and hang, trim only the big fans & do the rest of trimming dry.

 

[Cannabinoid Froyd]

I never know. It is always different. Temp 60F RH 60% and still end up with some drying faster and some later. I grow short plants and hang whole. Might not this next go as the plants are much larger than my first attempt.

Seems to really depend on the density of the flower. Most of my Indica dried in 12 days and one took 14 days. My hybrids dried in 9 because that flower isn't as dense.

 

[Lordhooha]

All the talk today is of drying plants, and everyone of course has their own way. I see lots of 14 to 21 cold air drys, 10 day drys. I honestly shoot for about 5-7, sometimes it happens in 4 depending on the weather. I always wet trim and hang branches...i like wet trim for bubble hash. I feel like starting curing at the right point is as important as not drying out your buds in 2 days.

How long does it take you to dry, and do you chop into sticks.or hang the plant?

14 days is what I aim for. Anything less then 10 is a waste of bud honestly. It need that time to properly breakdown chlorophyll and everything else.

 

[ProPheT 216]

I think what we call dry might differ from person to person, and hanging whole plant vs wet trim. Starting my cure with buds crispy to the touch leaves a fantastic result. I think I might try to make a cure comparison thread with buds off the same plant dried and cured different ways to see how different the end result is

 

[Lordhooha]

I think what we call dry might differ from person to person. Starting my cure with buds crispy to the touch leaves a fantastic result. I think I might try to make a cure comparison thread with buds off the same plant dried and cured different ways to see how different the end result is

Branches snapping and water activity low and moisture level in the buds 10 to 12% after that then it get tossed into 27 gal totes with boveda packs

 

[Lordhooha]

I think what we call dry might differ from person to person, and hanging whole plant vs wet trim. Starting my cure with buds crispy to the touch leaves a fantastic result. I think I might try to make a cure comparison thread with buds off the same plant dried and cured different ways to see how different the end result is

Drying out bud I’m the time frame you're talking about lessens the thc and terps are low slow is the key. Plus the longer the dry the smoother the smoke

 

[Rurumo]

55% rh 70 deg temps took 10 days last time, which is a good minimum for a slow dry.

 

[ProPheT 216]

I'll wet trim like 2 branches, hang the rest of the plant. Jar both based on touch, let them cure in the same environment, and see what's better after a month

 

[MICHI-CAN]

I try for 14-18 days. Prefer temps below 70F. And only jar when stems snap, not bend.

Too many variables but 10-14 days seems most prevalent.

 

[ProPheT 216]

I ask because I was in VA over the winter and dried a zkittlez plant in a roughly 45 f basement. I chopped down the branches but didnt remove excess. It took about 18 days, I think the product may have been a little bit harder/rocked up, but the smoke was the same to me as a 5-7 day dry wet trim.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

I'll wet trim like 2 branches, hang the rest of the plant. Jar both based on touch, let them cure in the same environment, and see what's better after a month

What's the point of wet trimming 2 branches?

There's no way you are hanging a plant whole and it's dry in 4 days unless you have the worst drying environment ever.

 

[MICHI-CAN]

I ask because I was in VA over the winter and dried a zkittlez plant in a roughly 45 f basement. I chopped down the branches but didnt remove excess. It took about 18 days, I think the product may have been a little bit harder/rocked up, but the smoke was the same to me as a 5-7 day dry wet trim.

We have lows in the 30's when I harvest. And not much warmer in the garage. LOL. Just keep some slow air flow and nothing touching.

 

[ProPheT 216]

What's the point of wet trimming 2 branches?

There's no way you are hanging a plant whole and it's dry in 4 days unless you have the worst drying environment ever.

I wouldn't expect the plants to dry in the same time lol, but they should be comparable after one has been curing for 3 weeks and the other 4 weeks

 

[PadawanWarrior]

I ask because I was in VA over the winter and dried a zkittlez plant in a roughly 45 f basement. I chopped down the branches but didnt remove excess. It took about 18 days, I think the product may have been a little bit harder/rocked up, but the smoke was the same to me as a 5-7 day dry wet trim.

Even with a humidifier going in a closet mine is ready for jars in like 4-5 days. Then they get burped daily for awhile. At 4 days it's usually around 60%, and at 5 days it's a little overdry. Both have similar results. Nothing smells or tastes like hay. I do wet trim too. I've done dry trim, but trimming's easier when wet we think. The closet is usually around 50%. and I try to keep it below 70.

 

[ProPheT 216]

Even with a humidifier going in a closet mine is ready for jars in like 4-5 days. Then they get burped daily for awhile. At 4 days it's usually around 60%, and at 5 days it's a little overdry. Both have similar results. Nothing smells or tastes like hay. I do wet trim too. I've done dry trim, but trimming's easier when wet we think. The closet is usually around 50%. and I try to keep it below 70.

Thank you, I'm not the only one.

 

[CWF]

I'm going to have to figure out some sort of swamp cooler with ice to cool my garage closet, while keeping exhaust+filter on for odor abatement. It will be solid summer heat at est chop time... getting 60F/60 RH is going to be a real challenge.