got reading post and got curious.I have about a week left yet on my grow maybe more.Little while ago the wife wanted some taken early because she likes to use that in daytime.So I chopped some decent size branches off figured that would last her a several months then let the rest go.Earlier today I checked them.I do not worry about RH% or anything like just go by dry enough and warm enough to get the job done.I go by feel and smoke.Today was the first day I tried smoking some as I knew it was not ready before today.(smell). It tasted good today kind of fruity. Not much of a hint of chlorophyll at all.Burn more suited to a pipe yet than a hooter.dry yet sticky deep in the bud.conclusion needed another day or 2.or put them in a paper bag for a few days.then I will stick them in a jar for a week check them out and if there ready as they should be, seal them up for her.I went out to my calendar just now to see how many days it has been as I usually don't even count that anymore.It was day 11 of hang dry.so it will be like 12- 13 days dry. but not at all brittle,just good smoke.I personally cannot Imagine putting my weed in a jar when it is not dry yet to cure.I don't see how it can cure as long as the crap is still in it.But that's just me.40 years now that's how I do it. Maybe I'm just lazy.but the less steps involved for me the less chance I have to screw it up.Other ways may be better than mine but I never have any problems.never.I even dried some in same way and put them in Mylar bags with oxygen tablet and a moisture absorbing in OZ size bags.threw 15 of them in a bucket and put them underground for over a year and went through a MI. winter frost went deeper than bucket.(was not legal yet so I hid the stash)pulled them out opened them up and it smelled like fresh strawberry preserves.the northern lights smelled great also.slightly dry but the kush was perfect.none of it was crumbly.don't know any science but I know what has worked well for me now after 4 decades.All I grow now is our personal smoke and give most of each grow away to friends and family.good weed,good buzz great taste works for me.But then again that's just me.I'm not stupid for doing it this way,I'm just to stupid to make it to complicated.I will admit that.OH good weed will not fall apart when dried this way.It actually enhances it.I know that not from reading it but from doing it.you just got to know when to hold them and know when to fold them.now before someone takes a poke at me.yes you could go to long as I have had them done in less days before.but you also can go to quick and make it more complicated.have a blessed day everyone have fun doing it your way,I'm going out to smoke some more that was good.damn good.P.S. dry before putting in jar.nothing worse than putting in jars and taking 2 months to cure,been there and done that,even done it before and had to add moisture back again after jar curing.just my opinion.everybody has one.
