The budz look fire but I want them to have a good smell after they dry?
I know the jars should bring the smell back into the budz after a week or so?
Am I missing something?[/QUOTE]
I have a theory of how to get the stankiest buds possible after harvest. It's very simple.
Let them dry long enough. I have had better results with waiting too long until jarring then jarring too soon. If you jar too soon the bud is going to keep its nasty musky smell and won't ever sweeten up. If you let the buds dry longer before jarring, they will develop a sweet smell and taste as well. I'd suggest smelling them day by day as they are drying, and you will notice the transition.
The next thing is key. Once you are done giving them their final close trim, jar them; don't leave them out to dry any longer. It seems the strong aroma from all the busted trichomes become trapped in the jar providing a much stankier cure. The first time the buds see the inside of a jar, I leave them there for at least 24hrs before I open it back up. I'm trying to re hydrate the buds as much as possible before the burping begins. At this point the buds should feel like they contain a little moisture. If they don't, then the dry went too long.
Then just burp the jars three times a day for two hours or so for the next couple days, then taper it off.
This has been working awesomely for me.
Nice grow I enjoyed it!
