How long to hang dry?

Milovan

Milovan

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Out in the open my branches are still holding perfect moister
from last summer no shit! The buds are so crystalized
that moisture is not released and the buds stay perfect texture.
Fucking weird but awesome that my buds will not dry out in
the open for ever and ever it seems.
Usually you can set out buds to dry in a hour or 3 but mine is not
dry yet and it's been many months now in hot LA, Cali.
Fucking way too awesome!
 
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GreenThumbsMcgee

GreenThumbsMcgee

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I never even thought of that.....I hope so! I did get a huge laugh....then I realized it was like 10 years ago, and MANY ppl already beat me to the punch. haha, I don't come here to put ppl down tho, but when I see shit like that, I have to chime in....but ya, It never even occurred to me that he was just fuckin around....
 
grow tiger

grow tiger

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Vonkins said:
Who says they have to hang in the dark. From my experience just as long as they are not in direct light they should be fine. Show me info why they have to be put in the dark to support your claim. The room can have a little light without having any problems. Just wondering who says the room has to be completely dark.
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sunlight breaks down THC my man so yea its the best to dry in the dark n once ur in jars u want ur jars in a dark cool area..#fact
 
grow tiger

grow tiger

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xxEMOxx said:
I hang mine in a dry, cool dark room my laundry room actually....... I hang them until when I bend the stem between the buds, it snaps like a broken limb. A clean "snap" not like bends then breaks/tears. Then I trim the nugs off the shoot and place into glass jars for curing...... This depending on the weather, bud / shoot size, etc. can be 5-15+ days..... generally 5-7 days with another at least 4 or 5 in the jar...... if not more!

Oh yeah, I wet manicure everything!!! I do it all by hand, also I flush for at least a week, some strains 2........ before harvesting, and like to harvest either early lights on, or right before lights on to limit the amout of chlorphyl and chlorphyl production that has occured, hopefully limiting any excess minerals, nutes, or etc from being inside the leaves, flowers, calyx and etc. at time for harvest for a smoother, softer smoke.

Light and excess heat degrade thc, and thc production which is actually still occuring even after the plant is chopped.
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I dnt agree , you still need moisture on the inside of the buds when putting them in jars , the outside of the bud should feel crisp and the stem should snap but NOT BREAK INTO TWO . You want it to bend it and u can feel it crack but not all the way thru!! This is how u know there's still like 10% moister inside ur buds , this is then when u start to cure. If u over dry them n wait till the stem just snaps then u might be past the point of being able to cure x once its dry , its dry x u can't just rehydrate a bud.... So always be safe .... I wait till the bud feels completely dry but yet the stem bends and cracks but not into two, then u jar them for twelve hours with a digital rh reader or any kind of divide u can fit into ur jar .. If at twelve hours ur humidity reaches higher then 70% just take the buds out n lay em on a screen for twelve hours n repeat. Now just open the jar n burp it a couple times a day and do I less n less untill u hit the cure zone , like 62% n now u can cure for long period. The longer the better
 
Doer

Doer

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If you get a few cheapo RH meters from EBay, you will never have a problem with cure.

It really doesn't matter how long you hang them if you don't hang them too long. If they dry to far, cure cannot happen. And you can't easily replace the moisture without causing mold.

So, don't hang too long. It was already said how to tell.

The main step is the paper bag, with an RH meter in it. You have to get that down to the high 50s% of RH. Don't even try to jar it unless you can read 58% on the meter.

Next is the trial jar test. Put the 58% in a jar with an RH meter and close it. Check in a few hours. The RH will be up. If it climbs above 60% it goes back in the paper bag. Don't worry, in a few hours it will be closer to 70%. That is good. Too dry is BAD. What is happening is it is finally beginning to cure, and a bit of the inside cells break down and the RH goes up.

When you can get it to stay in the 50s RH in the jar, then just shake, then open, smell and close the jar, every day, and keep them in the dark. If the RH is up, or any hint of any smell not Sweet Hay, means it has to come out and and back in the paper bag. The weird smell is the beginning of mold.

After 30 days of shake and sniff. Those puppies are ready for storage in sealed jars and the taste will just get better over time.
 
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Kronik352

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Very nice Doer....i just harvested my first ever plant and I think I have FINALLY found a dry/cure method that is to my liking.....however weird that may seem as I shouldn't have a liking to drying/curing as I have never done it, lol!

But never the less....THANK YOU.....this is going to be my method and I hope they turn out wonderfully!! :bigjoint:
 
DG1959

DG1959

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Hang until done....... no one can tell you just how long but long enough. Some of mine can be done in a few days some close to 2 weeks.
 
thebonzaseedbank

thebonzaseedbank

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There are a lot of circumstances that depend on the dry. It depends on the room, circulation, light, etc. I believe its an individual issue.
 
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Porridge jay

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Never let buds dry until the stem snaps , that's too far , curing will not take place . In my experience if the stem is snapping , and I don't mean the skinniest tooth pick of a stem I'm talking an average size to larger stem then the buds have little to no moisture left in them for the cure. Don't wait that long!!
 
kaydeezee

kaydeezee

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so many dumb ideas & information in this thread its unreal.
some of you guys posting s--t like ' couple days hanging outside then into the jars lol

fast way to mess up your buds for sure.

depending on the density of the strain/buds one is growing ,you would atleast hang dry for 7days at 72f 50%H/M

this is my process for the harvest & drying

IN COCO/PERLITE MIX
First i, decrease nutrient strength to 50% last 2 weeks for 1 week 400ppm
then the last week just plain tap water 200ppm
as soon as the fan leaves start yellowing uniformly, i stop watering last 3 days to let the medium dry out so there isnt as much moisture in the plant since they cant drink whats not there.

once the crop is ready to chop, i prepare the drying chamber by cleaning it with H202 and plain tap water.

i then hang each branch on a line with enough space for air flow between buds. buds toutching will slow the drying proccess and also invite mould.

enviroment is kept dark as possible and the temperature is kept between 70f / 75f & the humidity is kept between 40/60% with no fans blowing just a extractor fan & intake fan.

7/14 days hang drying depending on density of the buds, chlorophyll takes a while to dissapate and isnt somthing that can be speeded up alot so waiting for the buds to dry propperly before going in a jar is so crucial its unreal.

i made the mistake lots before i followed theese steps of not hang drying the buds long enough and every time i put them in jars to wet the buds smell turned to a damp HAY loke smell and they were less potent every time because i was locking in the chlorophyll inside the jars.

hope this helps some you new growers a little better than the advice shared by some novice grower on here who by the sounds if it , just want to mess up peoples grows??
 
Davjb

Davjb

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kaydeezee said:
so many dumb ideas & information in this thread its unreal.
some of you guys posting s--t like ' couple days hanging outside then into the jars lol

fast way to mess up your buds for sure.

depending on the density of the strain/buds one is growing ,you would atleast hang dry for 7days at 72f 50%H/M

this is my process for the harvest & drying

IN COCO/PERLITE MIX
First i, decrease nutrient strength to 50% last 2 weeks for 1 week 400ppm
then the last week just plain tap water 200ppm
as soon as the fan leaves start yellowing uniformly, i stop watering last 3 days to let the medium dry out so there isnt as much moisture in the plant since they cant drink whats not there.

once the crop is ready to chop, i prepare the drying chamber by cleaning it with H202 and plain tap water.

i then hang each branch on a line with enough space for air flow between buds. buds toutching will slow the drying proccess and also invite mould.

enviroment is kept dark as possible and the temperature is kept between 70f / 75f & the humidity is kept between 40/60% with no fans blowing just a extractor fan & intake fan.

7/14 days hang drying depending on density of the buds, chlorophyll takes a while to dissapate and isnt somthing that can be speeded up alot so waiting for the buds to dry propperly before going in a jar is so crucial its unreal.

i made the mistake lots before i followed theese steps of not hang drying the buds long enough and every time i put them in jars to wet the buds smell turned to a damp HAY loke smell and they were less potent every time because i was locking in the chlorophyll inside the jars.

hope this helps some you new growers a little better than the advice shared by some novice grower on here who by the sounds if it , just want to mess up peoples grows??
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;) Thanks, this is the information I was looking for!
 
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Hdhkf

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rmel0622 said:
the best thing to do is just cut, hang for a few min, put into a jar for an hour and smoke
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Oh man this guy made me laugh. I almost spit out my coffee. I think he's poking fun at how impatient some are.

I like to dry for a minimum of 10 days at 60% RH. I heard the longer you can dry it in your controlled environment the better.
 
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