Is Burping Required?

Just finished drying after 7 days. Put the buds into jars for 12+ hours, and the humidity is different in every jar but never higher than 62% and nothing lower than 59%

My question being.. now that I am successfully in the "cure zone" how often do really have to burp? I don't have any humidipaks and I feel like burping the jars with the lower RH will cause them to dry out too quickly.. stopping the cure regardless.

Input?

JohnCee said:

Just finished drying after 7 days. Put the buds into jars for 12+ hours, and the humidity is different in every jar but never higher than 62% and nothing lower than 59%

My question being.. now that I am successfully in the "cure zone" how often do really have to burp? I don't have any humidipaks and I feel like burping the jars with the lower RH will cause them to dry out too quickly.. stopping the cure regardless.

Input?

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3-4 times a day for a few weeks, once a day for a few more, once every couple days after that.

Why burp if RH is in the sweet spot? I would leave it alone.
I used boveda humidity packs to cure my last two crops & they turned out great. Sure does make it simple.
1. Rack dry until outside of buds feels sligltly rough to the touch.
2. Slow dry in sealed paper grocery bags until bud stems snap, but there's still a little tail from the main stem. (doesn't break cleanly)
3. Remove buds from big stems and give em a final trim (optional).
4. Put buds in airtight jars w/boveda humidity pack.
5. Burp weekly. Only needs to be done twice.
After that, buds will store indefinitely. I recently opened a jar that was almost six months old and not only was it very fresh, it tasted better than ever!
Here's a pic of buds on the rack:

I second the Bodeva packs I use the 62% I just like them, I do agree if your in the zone pack or not as long as it does not spike let it cure, a 6 month cure is a thing of beauty, long too lol.
Moondance.

Boy can a long cure make a difference. I was using White Widow for several months, was good but never tasty or fragrant. I pulled a jar that's been curing for six months, it smells so much better, flowers or light perfume. Though the vape it's so tasty now.