Dry Buds Hard Or Not?

[R Wayne]

I wish that's been my problem from the seed to now! High temps and humidity.......

Well shoot, you've made it this far so your doing something right. I've read grows where people have high humidity and everything turned out great. If you're rh stays between 60-70% I would look into wet trimming. Help counter your high humidity. I prefer drying them in brown paper bags. Either way, I hope your buds turn out good :smoking:

 

[whitlow]

The second time I've heard brown paper bag curing...... Tell me more????

 

[R Wayne]

The second time I've heard brown paper bag curing...... Tell me more????

I couldn't find the thread where the site was mentioned. But I found the guide I used.

How to Dry Cannabis Buds in Brown Paper Bags: The Truth! – Autoflower Portal

autoflower-portal.net

Another quick guide

https://www.autoflower.org/threads/easy-paper-bag-drying.78953/

Let me know if you have any other questions

 

[Slater]

I'm drying the Hawaiian the tent is between 70-80 degrees and 60-70% RH is been drying since Monday night.

Those temps and RH are not that bad, I dry in a UK loft in the summer with huge temp swings. And at this time of the year the RH never go's below 65rh.

Next time you harvest do a full plant hang leaves and all. This will drag the drying time out. You ideally want to be hanging for a minimum of 10 days. I like to take mine to 14 days plus. The longer it hangs the smoother it becomes (cultivar dependent)

You will know when the buds are ready, the stem holding them to the branch should snap with a little crack.

Then Its ready to trim and jar... For about 2 weeks open the jars daily for one min to exchange the air in side. After the two weeks lock the jar down for another 2 to 4 weeks. At the end you should have some realy nice cured bud.

I don't touch mine until its had a minimum of 4 weeks in the jar. Depending on the strain I might wait 2 months for the cure.

My best tip is don't use paper bags to dry, ever. All your doing is suckIng out the moisture way to fast. If it was a thing we would be doing it professionally.

Drying and Curing is a slow process and should not be rushed.
It's the be all and end all of your end product and should be treated with same amount patience and care as when growing the plant.
It the one thing I see most on here is the rush to dry and cure it.

To answer your original question, its not un common for buds that had a little density when growing to go a little spongey after drying. It's nothing you have done, just gentics.
Gentics produce hard nugs not you.
(I'm not going to go onto the variables)

 

[St. Tom]

I couldn't find the thread where the site was mentioned. But I found the guide I used.

How to Dry Cannabis Buds in Brown Paper Bags: The Truth! – Autoflower Portal

autoflower-portal.net

Another quick guide

https://www.autoflower.org/threads/easy-paper-bag-drying.78953/

Let me know if you have any other questions

I'm another brown paper bag dryer I dry absolutely everything in them but that just works for me .also regarding your buds some strains when dry just don't stay dense and can be quite airy but don't think that means it's not good quality

 

[R Wayne]

I'd be really confused right now after reading @Slater message. Most of what he said about drying and curing is spot on. But

Some people prefer to dry by hanging the plant whole, some people cut off and hang branches, some people dry in paper bags. I've seen people wet trim and use a mesh laundry basket to dry (I wouldn't recommend). The more plant material that is left on the plant the slower the dry will be. That's a good thing. I agree drying and curing should be treated with the same amount of patience and care as when growing the plant. You can ruin 3 to 5 months of work if you don't properly dry and cure.
With that said, my terpenes smack ya in the face and my bud smokes nice and smooth, I use brown paper bags to dry.
My best advice is to try them all, find what works best for you.

I also think it's funny when people compare home grows to "professional" grows. I've been to dispensary's from southern California to Northern Oregon. I've yet to find anything from a dispensary that's as good as what I grow. Even the $60+ eighths. THC is also the be all end all in the industry, when other cannabinoids and terpene profile have a huge impact on how cannabis affects us. Professionals might be a little flawed too.

 

[Slater]

I'd be really confused right now after reading @Slater message. Most of what he said about drying and curing is spot on. But

Some people prefer to dry by hanging the plant whole, some people cut off and hang branches, some people dry in paper bags. I've seen people wet trim and use a mesh laundry basket to dry (I wouldn't recommend). The more plant material that is left on the plant the slower the dry will be. That's a good thing. I agree drying and curing should be treated with the same amount of patience and care as when growing the plant. You can ruin 3 to 5 months of work if you don't properly dry and cure.
With that said, my terpenes smack ya in the face and my bud smokes nice and smooth, I use brown paper bags to dry.
My best advice is to try them all, find what works best for you.

I also think it's funny when people compare home grows to "professional" grows. I've been to dispensary's from southern California to Northern Oregon. I've yet to find anything from a dispensary that's as good as what I grow. Even the $60+ eighths. THC is also the be all end all in the industry, when other cannabinoids and terpene profile have a huge impact on how cannabis affects us. Professionals might be a little flawed too.

I just out lined the basics to follow and not the many variables and environmental trends that effect the verioty of different drying practices we may follow.
Whats confusing?

 

[R Wayne]

I just out lined the basics to follow and not the many variables and environmental trends that effect the verioty of different drying practices we may follow.
Whats confusing?

 

[bonghit]

I guess since 1973 I have been using the brown paper bag

and I am wrong ?


I laugh at such BS

I am not that impressed with fake news


you grow your way, I grow mine

anybody over the age of 65 knows how good the brown paper bag works

 

[whitlow]

This is my next dry