Drying tent at 60°/60% RH, leave 'em or jar 'em?

[Billy the Mountain]

This time of year I'm lucky enough to be able to keep my drying tent consistently at 60/60.

Current crop has been drying for eight days, about when I would normally jar them up, monitor the RH, burp if needed, bla, bla, bla.

My question: Is there any reason not to leave them in the drying tent for a few more days?

I'm assuming there's little risk to over-dry since the environment is 'ideal'.

Is 60/60 in a jar better than 60/60 in a tent?

The curing process is still a bit of an enigma for me.



Pic is from day 2 of drying

 

[dwc420letsgo]

Leave em out till they feel a bit crunchy and then jar and monitor daily for the next weeks

 

[Billy the Mountain]

I'm fine with jarring. My question is since my drying tent is at 60/60, what's the difference between putting them in a jar where the goal is 60/60?

The tent is essentially one big jar at 60/60, so why remove them?

 

[Gemtree]

I've left them for weeks lol it's fine

 

[PURPLEB3RRYKUSH]

This time of year I'm lucky enough to be able to keep my drying tent consistently at 60/60.

Current crop has been drying for eight days, about when I would normally jar them up, monitor the RH, burp if needed, bla, bla, bla.

My question: Is there any reason not to leave them in the drying tent for a few more days?

I'm assuming there's little risk to over-dry since the environment is 'ideal'.

Is 60/60 in a jar better than 60/60 in a tent?

The curing process is still a bit of an enigma for me.



Pic is from day 2 of drying
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I would trim and jar bugs like weed

 

[Billy the Mountain]

I've left them for weeks lol it's fine

Good to hear, that was my assumption.
I think once at 60/60 for a while, things equalize.
I took a sample a few days ago, and another today, both have the same RH in a sealed jar.
I'll try another in a few more days.

 

[Triplefastaction]

I’d try some both ways and see what you like best. I’m blessed with those conditions periodically as well, and I’ve let them hang up to 90 days before. In my case, I kinda liked the hang cure better as far as smoke. But if you can maintain those condition, it’s certainly not going to hurt the bud, IMO.

 

[HydroKid239]

After a while the RH in the tent will go down as they dry. I don’t use a humidifier in the tent to keep humidity up at 60-62%, nor do I use a dehu to lower it if it raises above that. I let them rock out and I check for dryness once the RH starts dipping below 58%. Usually takes 9-10 days for that in my environment.
I would move them to jars at that point if the stems 1) give some resistance when bending them. (no snap.. I think they are too dry for jars at that point) 2) once they feel dry on the outside, and bounce back when I give the nugs a squeeze. Personally, both those boxes need to be checked off before I remove from the tent.

 

[Billy the Mountain]

After a while the RH in the tent will go down as they dry. I don’t use a humidifier in the tent to keep humidity up at 60-62%, nor do I use a dehu to lower it if it raises above that. I let them rock out and I check for dryness once the RH starts dipping below 58%. Usually takes 9-10 days for that in my environment.
I would move them to jars at that point if the stems 1) give some resistance when bending them. (no snap.. I think they are too dry for jars at that point) 2) once they feel dry on the outside, and bounce back when I give the nugs a squeeze. Personally, both those boxes need to be checked off before I remove from the tent.

The tent is consistently at 60/60 with no added help; only possible this time of year in my basement.
I did have an exhaust fan running earlier when they were dumping more water, but now things have stabilized.
I'm inclined to leave them so long as the tent stays at 60/60.

 

[ProPheT 216]

You can leave them out if your not afraid of over drying. Will allow more of the green to break down before curing starts. Burping isn't only to let moisture out. It also lets excess volatile Terpenes escape and the exchange of air helps get the green chlorophyll breaking down taste out of the jar. Hanging longer just means less after care imo if u can time it right. Or use grove bags lol

 

[Lou66]

Leave them there. If you do it long enough there would be no reason to burp.
In the diy coolatron thread ppl leave the flower at 60/60 for months without ill effect.

 

[tstick]

Leave them for at least 14 days....Trim and jar them up with a humidity gauge....wait for the moisture to equalize.....Grove bag heat sealed