i can't believe you haven't tried a joint yet. i have no patience at all. for a quick dry i put some buds in an envelope and put them on the top of my 250 veg light. an hour or so later, they're ready to smoke! i used to use the back of my computer monitor but that ended with the skinny monitors. you can also dry them fairly quickly by taking the buds and cutting them into tiny pieces and spread them apart with a fan blowing over them. drys in a few hours.
i've done a bunch of crops and i stopped sweating them in bags or jars. i've come to the conclusion that it's best just to let them dry, without doing the sweating thing. you just hang them for an additional day or 2. i've done it so often i just know by time and feel when all the moisture has left the middle and they're ready for the cure. one of my few skills!
i demand that you smoke a joint today and tell us how it is!!!
happy new years folks!