Help with trimming process

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Hrdbdy7

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First time grower here, I have 3 plants all day 60F as of today and I see amber coming in on the sugar leaves. I Plan on harvesting in 5-7 days. I just was wondering if I should do a wet or dry trim? Thank you all!6C2F4E69-B77B-4157-AF0A-4C312DD239D4.jpegE2817874-2813-4AE8-8B9F-650F2F718E21.jpeg05F09414-1599-4E61-B79E-3AD56A9DF08E.jpeg
 
smokinrav

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Always trim wet if you plan on processing your sugar leaves. Trimming dry is fine if you do it over a glass table so you can coke scrape the ejected trichomes into a pile, but I've always found trimming wet to be the best way to keep trichomes ejection to a minimum
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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smokinrav said:
Always trim wet if you plan on processing your sugar leaves. Trimming dry is fine if you do it over a glass table so you can coke scrape the ejected trichomes into a pile, but I've always found trimming wet to be the best way to keep trichomes ejection to a minimum
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That's all fine and well but your ignoring his drying environment. His temps are 75 degrees that already making me lean to dry trim. Wet trimming hes cutting too much moisture and subsequent time to have a proper dry time at 75 degrees
 
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Hrdbdy7

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Wizzlebiz said:
That's all fine and well but your ignoring his drying environment. His temps are 75 degrees that already making me lean to dry trim. Wet trimming hes cutting too much moisture and subsequent time to have a proper dry time at 75 degrees
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So my tent has the ducting leading to outside and I live in Vegas. Our temps are so random so I was planning on just leaving the ducting ventilation inside for the drying process to keep it around 75. but if I were to dry them with the ducting leading outside my temps would maybe range in the high 60s to low 70s. My humidity ranges from 45 to 55.
 
Wizzlebiz

Wizzlebiz

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Hrdbdy7 said:
So my tent has the ducting leading to outside and I live in Vegas. Our temps are so random so I was planning on just leaving the ducting ventilation inside for the drying process to keep it around 75. but if I were to dry them with the ducting leading outside my temps would maybe range in the high 60s to low 70s. My humidity ranges from 45 to 55.
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I personally shoot for 60 degrees with 60% rh. That allows me to dry for 2 weeks.

Too fast of a dry you will destroy your work.

See if you can get that temp down a bit more and rh up.

If you need to, add a humidifier or a Tupperware with water and a towel half in and half out.

I also reiterate because I think you missed it.

Those won't be ready in a week.
 
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Hrdbdy7

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Wizzlebiz said:
I personally shoot for 60 degrees with 60% rh. That allows me to dry for 2 weeks.

Too fast of a dry you will destroy your work.

See if you can get that temp down a bit more and rh up.

If you need to, add a humidifier or a Tupperware with water and a towel half in and half out.

I also reiterate because I think you missed it.

Those won't be ready in a week.
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I see amber coming in on sugar leaves on every single plant bro, I think they’ll be done in a week. 2 literally at the most.
 
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Hrdbdy7

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Wizzlebiz said:
I personally shoot for 60 degrees with 60% rh. That allows me to dry for 2 weeks.

Too fast of a dry you will destroy your work.

See if you can get that temp down a bit more and rh up.

If you need to, add a humidifier or a Tupperware with water and a towel half in and half out.

I also reiterate because I think you missed it.

Those won't be ready in a week.
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Going into week 9. I don’t see them going over 10-11 weeks.
 
MICHI-CAN

MICHI-CAN

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Hrdbdy7 said:
I see amber coming in on sugar leaves on every single plant bro, I think they’ll be done in a week. 2 literally at the most.
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Watch the heads n the buds. Not the leaves. My way. Shoot for gold here in bud. Leaves are just bonus goodies after the real prizes.

But your satisfaction is the priority. I'd wait weeks still. But just an opinion.
 
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Hrdbdy7

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MICHI-CAN said:
Watch the heads n the buds. Not the leaves. My way. Shoot for gold here in bud. Leaves are just bonus goodies after the real prizes.

But your satisfaction is the priority. I'd wait weeks still. But just an opinion.
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If I’m in week 9, how much longer would you wait?
 
Ukulele Haze

Ukulele Haze

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Hrdbdy7 said:
I see amber coming in on sugar leaves on every single plant bro, I think they’ll be done in a week. 2 literally at the most.
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Trichomes are extremely small. So, I wanted to ask you a couple of questions:

1) Are you viewing the trichomes with a jeweler's loupe, microscope, or something similar? It's not a "naked eye" thing.
2) Are you checking the trichomes on the actual buds themselves? Often times, the trichomes on the sugar leaves mature faster than the buds.
 
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Hrdbdy7

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Ukulele Haze said:
Trichomes are extremely small. So, I wanted to ask you a couple of questions:

1) Are you viewing the trichomes with a jeweler's loupe, microscope, or something similar? It's not a "naked eye" thing.
2) Are you checking the trichomes on the actual buds themselves? Often times, the trichomes on the sugar leaves mature faster than the buds.
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Jewelers loope and yes I’m guesstimating 1-2 weeks max. I’m just going off if the amber comes in fast or not
 
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Hrdbdy7

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Ukulele Haze said:
M'kay and we're not talking about hairs here right (pistils)? We're looking for bubbles.
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Yes trichomes, I’m willing to take however long the plant needs. The reason for the guesstimate was because I saw Amber trichomes coming in on some of the sugar leaves close to the buds.
 
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