Cannatrol question. When to trim

[epbadger]

Hello all hope all is good.
For those who use the Cannatrol, when do you trim the bud? As of now I use the chop, hang to dry, trim, cure method. So when using the cannatrol do I dry it, take it out to trim then put it back to cure?
Or do I wet trim? Hate wet trimming.
Thanks

 

[Hobbes]

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I wet trim - The less leaves the more bud that can fit in the Cannatrol.

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[SouthFloridaGenetics]

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I wet trim - The less leaves the more bud that can fit in the Cannatrol.

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Hi and good morning. Do you have any pictures of some wet trim buds? I'd like to see what that actually entails if you don't mind. You can put more in the unit because there are fewer leaves and more actual bud? How much can you put in and it work effortlessly to do the job? This is a fascinating way to dry weed. I'm used to the hack and hang then trim and jar method. It's exciting to see these pieces of equipment actually do the job and perform really well. I dig it. Now it's time to get bell ringer high. Have a nice day mate.

 

[amneziaHaze]

wet trim its almost 90% done rest i remove as i smoke.but you can take a chopstik and after drying just break off the leafs.but all the leafs are full with tricomes

 

[SouthFloridaGenetics]

wet trim its almost 90% done rest i remove as i smoke.but you can take a chopstik and after drying just break off the leafs.but all the leafs are full with tricomes

Wow, that's stunning. I appreciate you. It looks like you can put a reasonable amount in there, like a pound or two! Do you ever take the nugs off the chopstik before putting them in?

 

[Hobbes]

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This is as good my pics get, I hope that you can get a good start from this.



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" You can put more in the unit because there are fewer leaves and more actual bud? How much can you put in and it work effortlessly to do the job?"

Cannatrol recommends no more than a kilo gram (2.2 lbs) per load. Most people I read about use more weight per load.

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[amneziaHaze]

this grow now i trimmed it all in to small nugs soo they didnt touch and when it dried it was 70g.first time the above photo i think it was over 200g dry from 1 run and it looks half empty in the photo
my diy after 2 or 3 days drops under 70%.i just had to open it every 6h to remove the puddles of water it got

 

[SouthFloridaGenetics]

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This is as good my pics get, I hope that you can get a good start from this.

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" You can put more in the unit because there are fewer leaves and more actual bud? How much can you put in and it work effortlessly to do the job?"

Cannatrol recommends no more than a kilo gram (2.2 lbs) per load. Most people I read about use more weight per load.

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That's so cool. Does it start getting aromatic during the cure stage? And now that I am looking at the picture of the shelf loaded, do you have to flip or turn the buds? Do the buds get a flat spot on them from laying like that?

You guys are fucking amazing. This convinced me to get one of the units. I am all fucking in. I get 3-4 plants cut per month off my grow so this ought to stay occupied almost full time! I love this kind of shit! Let's get high! Or better yet how about a trippa snippa sandwich????

 

[Hook Daddy]

You can pack it up fairly well, just leave a little room for air and don’t double stack the buds. I do a rough wet trim first, all fan leaves and big stems go. This is the diy version of the cannatrol.

 

[Hook Daddy]

That's so cool. Does it start getting aromatic during the cure stage? And now that I am looking at the picture of the shelf loaded, do you have to flip or turn the buds? Do the buds get a flat spot on them from laying like that?

You guys are fucking amazing. This convinced me to get one of the units. I am all fucking in. I get 3-4 plants cut per month off my grow so this ought to stay occupied almost full time! I love this kind of shit! Let's get high! Or better yet how about a trippa snippa sandwich????

I have never flipped the buds while drying, I almost never open the door anymore unless I need to. They do sometimes get a bit of a flat spot, but I put that part in a grinder so it works out. They are very aromatic, and once you break open a bud it’s wonderful.

 

[amneziaHaze]

i am gonna 3d print the shelves soo hopfully i get double the shelves

 

[SouthFloridaGenetics]

i am gonna 3d print the shelves soo hopfully i get double the shelves

What material will the shelf be made from with the 3d printer? Does it have structural integrity and hold weight? This is interesting. What does it cost to print 6 shelves?

 

[amneziaHaze]

buds dont weight that much.i would use abs its the only foodsafe one.i think its made from corn extract...
i have no idea i fogot how much the printer pools but i think its under 300W could be maybe a day of printing if you print the net...
1kg is 20$
hobses plate looks nice as fuck but hooks looks more practical i would just make 4:1 holes little less contacts.

 

[epbadger]

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I wet trim - The less leaves the more bud that can fit in the Cannatrol.

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So then you trim it again when the dry/ cure process Is done?

 

[SouthFloridaGenetics]

I have never flipped the buds while drying, I almost never open the door anymore unless I need to. They do sometimes get a bit of a flat spot, but I put that part in a grinder so it works out. They are very aromatic, and once you break open a bud it’s wonderful.

I like the mesh shelf material you have there. Did you happen to take a picture of this batch after is was dry? It looks delicious, I wish I could smell it. Damn. Nice work!

 

[Hook Daddy]

I have all sorts of pictures in the the thread here on building the cooler

Thermoelectric wine cooler drying and curing - DIY

I had read about these for a while before trying, this is not by any means a new idea nor did I come up with the idea. I was tired of over drying and drying too quickly in the winter, then freaking out about mold in the summer. A google search will give lots of other ideas, but I get a lot of...

www.rollitup.org

Here’s a couple of pics of bud that I cured in the cooler, not sure they are from the same run as above or not.