Made my first batch from trim I had already dry sifted one light run for hand pressing and i am extra pleased w the results...after 48hrs room temp evaporate I received a hard/tacky amber film...very potent and very tasty...to b honest I think I like it bttr than the hand press...???..I've bee mixing the two in bowls togthr and I'm hooked...I gotta bout a half oz of nice popcorn buds loaded w trichs ima run..in ur guys opinion should I grind up the buds then wash...or wash em as buds...ima do an extra quick rinse for top quality...15seconds...3rinses 3plates
with buds, i tend to just grind them right on down, this helps fill my column more consistently, if i feel like the material was prime, i will re run the material a 2nd time..
you could go the route of doing a quick rinse on the buds, separate that for a pristine batch, and/or dry the buds, grind them down, then re-rinse them into your pristine batch, or separated batch....
when ever i try to achieve maximum quality, i try to avoid grinding as much as possible. fresh perfect sugar trim is what i prefer, (no fan leaves, stems, or buds,
JUST perfect little sugar coated leaves)
the ONLY way to get that consistency, is by having the trimmers sort out buds, sugar trim, and all other trim..
well.. thats rare in many cases..
soo, i dont prefer an electric grinder, due to the fact that they get all caked, and just agitate the stuff too much ( i tried a grinder a few times, and just pulled out wayyy to much chlorophyll every time, = very green like goo)
i prefer my hand built $5 grinder :]