drying and curing help

i chopped down some plants. am i suppose to hang dry them until the stem snapps instead of bends. what if the bud dries out faster then the stem.

if you dry in curing evenly spreads the moisture through out the bud. thought we all ready dried it out. See how im confused....

i do a preliminary trim and then let my plants hang for 4 - 7 days, until the bud appears dry but the stems do not break. i then finish the trimming and place the buds in glass jars. at this point only the outside of the bud is dry. the internal moisture migrates to the surface during curing and is removed when you periodically open your jars to breathe.