Cutting stem to dry

[Blue brother]

I like the idea of drying the plant whole but leaving it upright like the OP was able to do to dry. When you hang a plant upside down the buds all become covered in the fresh limp leaves which then dry that way. As an outdoor grower though I couldn’t leave the plant in its caging outside in the elements. I did hang it upside down in a shed to dry though all in one piece. I couldn’t remove the tomato cage I first used for support as a young plant until after I had stripped all the bud.

As to which is best wet or dry, I think both can be done successfully. Folks who wet trim successfully are obviously compensating in other ways for the reduced amount of plant material that has to dry.

From personal experience I think doing a wet trim (either full or partial) is easier because of the way all the still living leaves stick out away from the buds. But trimming wet can lead to over drying or drying too fast. Waiting to do a dry trim makes the trimming process harder but it helps with the drying process by slowing it down somewhat. Take your pick both can work and likewise both methods can be screwed up.

The buds I dry in my fridge get a light trim while wet, mainly just larger easier to clip sugar leaves though, when I do this though there is an explosion of scent from the plant, hence why it’s only a quick light trim.

for me it’s not so much about having the extra material there to slow down the dry as it is about not disrupting the plant too much while wet

 

[Rurumo]

This technique is known in the agricultural industry as dying in the vine I think, sure jungle boys do this for atleast part of their harvest process, if I’m not mistaken they actually leave the lights on for some of this too which imo would simulate drought. I’ve never tried it when I did hydro and now im in living soil it would be counter productive.

will you be doing it again? I’m certainly interested in seeing your work as I’ve searched quite abit over the last few years but cudnt actually find anyone doing it.

edit. This is the absolute best way to harvest if you want to minimise the disruption of the plant too as ur not having to cut out scrog net and pull n push branches about before swinging the cunt upside down to dry

I don't remember how much I talked about it, but I did it for the last grow in my FC-6500 journal (in sig.) This summer was so hot and dry, terrible drying conditions, so I wanted to see if leaving the roots on would extend the drying period. I did make it ten days...Luckily I was at least able to keep my RH stable at 55%, but it got up to 80 degrees many of those days even with my AC on (though much cooler at night). All the herb from my last two grows has gone into grove bags after a slow dry and it's the best bud I've ever grown, terp wise. The terps definitely suffered somewhat in the heat, but the results were still dank, sticky, and terpy so I was happy with it. To answer your question. Yes, I will definitely "dry on the vine" again next summer. During the winter, when I can easily maintain ideal drying conditions, I'll still chop at the base and hang dry the whole plant, but I'll leave the roots on next time I'm forced to dry during the summertime.

 

[Blue brother]

I don't remember how much I talked about it, but I did it for the last grow in my FC-6500 journal (in sig.) This summer was so hot and dry, terrible drying conditions, so I wanted to see if leaving the roots on would extend the drying period. I did make it ten days...Luckily I was at least able to keep my RH stable at 55%, but it got up to 80 degrees many of those days even with my AC on (though much cooler at night). All the herb from my last two grows has gone into grove bags after a slow dry and it's the best bud I've ever grown, terp wise. The terps definitely suffered somewhat in the heat, but the results were still dank, sticky, and terpy so I was happy with it. To answer your question. Yes, I will definitely "dry on the vine" again next summer. During the winter, when I can easily maintain ideal drying conditions, I'll still chop at the base and hang dry the whole plant, but I'll leave the roots on next time I'm forced to dry during the summertime.

Excellent mate I’ll check that out! And well done to you for giving it a go, it’s nerve wracking trying something new with a whole harvest, especially when it’s not allready well documented, and I’m pleased it worked well for you!