right track curing?

When can you tell if your cure is going good?
I have two mason jars with white widow in them for 5 vdays now and the smell is nothing to brag about . I open the jars twice a day I put them in when the outside was dry .

The drying/curing process is tough to get right. I've heard a lot of mixed reviews from these type questions. From my experience, you shouldn't over dry before going into jars, and it takes a few weeks of curing before the grassy smell escapes. The hard part is making sure it doesn't have any other unwanted humid odors or mold.

any tips?
what is it notsupposed too smell like?

Make sure they get burped good enough, and maybe take the nugs out and let them get some fresh air before resealing. I don't think I vented my jars enough, and the humid odor sort of built up, and you could tell. I mean, when I had the bud in a bag it would smell great, but when you broke it apart and smelled inside near the stems, there was a funky humid smell that was unpleasant.

WoldofWeedcraft said:

Make sure they get burped good enough, and maybe take the nugs out and let them get some fresh air before resealing. I don't think I vented my jars enough, and the humid odor sort of built up, and you could tell. I mean, when I had the bud in a bag it would smell great, but when you broke it apart and smelled inside near the stems, there was a funky humid smell that was unpleasant.

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sounds like you didnt dry them long enough b4 putting in jars.. YOU CANNOT OVERDRY THE BUDS.. If by chance they are "too" dry ( after a few weeks cure .. remember, the moisture from the middle of the bud and stem will move outwards during cure ) all you have to do is wet a few pieces of cotton ball, wadded up piece of wet paper towel etc ( make sure to ring out all excess water first ) and add a few to the jars for a day or 2 and the buds will be right back "moist".. You can even add clippings /stems etc to the jars to add back moisture but its easier just to wet a few pieces of wet paper towel ( think dime sized spitballs lol ) and throw in a jar.

a good cure can last as long as 2+ months. and for the record, you should hang dry until the thick stems snap easily

This method has produced the tastiest nugs in my opinion (and yes, this is my first post ever).
1. Hang after trimming in a cool (40-60F), dark place, air moving, but not blowing directly on the nugs. A fan blowing against a wall works fine. Hang until branches snap like dry twigs (depends on how humid it is outside, here in CO, usually 7 to 10 days).
2. Clip the nugs off into good mason jars, wet a paper towel, squeeze the almost all of the water out of the towel, then tape it to the inside of the top of the jar (I use BIG mason jars, but just make sure the paper doesn't touch the buds).
3. Put these jars in sunlight coming in through a window and let them "ferment" for about an hour. This really brings out the terpens in the taste for some reason. Don't let it get too wet! If little beads of water start to condense on the inside of the jar, take the top off asap.
4. Take out the paper towel and put the lid back on the jar. Store in a dark cabinate, DO NOT EVER FREEZE OR REFRIGERATE. It should be ready and very tasty at this point.
5. From time-to-time, if you see some good rays of sun coming in through a discreet window, take them out of the cabinate, open the lid, cover the opening with your hands and mouth, and blow some hot, humid air in from your chest, then reseal the lid. Put them in the rays of sun, they just keep getting tastier and tastier the more times you repeat this process.

Obviously make sure throughout this process not to get them wet enough for mold to start. You'll learn the ideal amount of moisture along the way.