My First Grow is not Kind on my Lungs

Ok, so I got these 2 clones last June with unidentifiable origin other than female. I harvested the end of September when 80% of trichomes were amber. I dried for 2 weeks upside down in ok conditions followed with a poor effort curing procedure (never religious opened jars 4 times a day ... let alone 2 times sometimes). Anyways ... the pot is super strong - paralyzes my brain beautifully - - the problem is that the wifey and I cannot smoke this stuff without hacking our lungs out. I did use neem oil to control spidermites and beetles and i believe i used none once flowering was identified. As for flushing we had decent rain so I just supplemented on non rainy days. What could be the cause of this harshness of my grow? Or is it a strain issue? thanks.
p.s. wifey keeps screaming at me everytime we smoke to post this question (hence 4 times a day...lol)

you have a bong?

no...no bong..sorry

You're problem might lie in the fact that you dried it for two weeks before curing. Bud that's too dry is harsh on the lungs.

https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/120624-want-bag-appeal-curing-matters.html

once the deed it done you have to try to different smoking methods.. get you a good bong with an ice catch and you can take the biggest hits, or a vape..

we let it hang upside down until the branches were able to crackle snap pop when bent ... exactly what was read..

Yeah but you have to feel the buds to know when they are still moist enough inside to cure in jars, The stems will crackle and snap when they are too dry as well. They should have just been dry enough for the stems not to bend,

How long did you half ass cure them? Some say it takes a month or more

if u see no condensation in the jars then ur minimum drying period is ok. now make sure its not sitting to dry too long.

mabey you should try water curing. i hear it smoothens it out smooth but takes from the bag appeal(like a real smoker should care about bag appeal, HEY!!! watch ur mouth!)lol.

jorge's vid has him cracking jars open 4x / day for 3 or so days it appears .. its been 2 weeks and i've cracked the jars open total about 8 times maybe for a few hours at a time...

about to puff puff hack hack again..lol..

Put some lettuce leafs into your jars and replace them every day with new ones until your bud has become less harsh again and not so dry.
Its burning you as its so dry it burns to hot,you just need to add some moisture.
The buds absorb it back out of the lettuce leaves without causing taint.
Do not forget to remove them every day and replace until your happy with the texture and burn

yeah smoke her...lol prolly just too dry man....

i dont know how to make it any smoother, but from the way you describe it, i am leaning toward it being a strain related issue... it could possibly just be some "choke smoke" as my buddies used to call it.... some weed just seems to expand in your lungs making you cough your ass off.... i only say this b/c you said it makes you cough like crazy, not that it burns your throat.... in my experience, overdried bud burns your throat, not make you go into a coughing fit.... but i am frequently wrong..

gogrow said:

i dont know how to make it any smoother, but from the way you describe it, i am leaning toward it being a strain related issue... it could possibly just be some "choke smoke" as my buddies used to call it.... some weed just seems to expand in your lungs making you cough your ass off.... i only say this b/c you said it makes you cough like crazy, not that it burns your throat.... in my experience, overdried bud burns your throat, not make you go into a coughing fit.... but i am frequently wrong..

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He hung it for 2 weeks,lol

natmoon said:

He hung it for 2 weeks,lol

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okay, true that