I keep a few strains around and bounce between them. Helps keep the tolerance down and the highs interesting. Sometimes I'll prefer one high over another for that day. It's a great way to go about it for me - and it sounds like you as well.
For drying, I keep that simple. I just hang everything in a tent and lock the RH at 60%, trying to keep temps near 70. It's done and jarred in 15-20 days.
If you don't have those resources and must jar cure, it becomes somewhat of an art form - but it's still just a slow dry to a good moisture content, ya?