Hello, heck i was smoking the smaller buds right out of the bags.
You will still get some smell but not near as bad as hanging.
When in jars you need to burb them daily to cure them but smoke away if you need too.
I vacumn them and open them about every two weeks but i have a good bit stored in 16 jars now so i can slow down my cure.
But thats just me.
The longer the cure the better but if you need smokeable now, go for it right out of the bags, wont be the best but not bad at all and no hay or grass smell or taste.
Hope that helps.