Morning!
Glad to see you made it to harvest time!
I am by no means a pro here but I will give my thoughts for you, as to what I experienced.
When I chopped them down and manicured all of the buds individually I noticed that they air dried faster than I wanted them to. So this time around I did a test.
I had 2 girls, and the first I cut up the same way as my first grow, all at once, The next plant I manicured alsmost all of the way, but left the buds on the branches.
I noticed the buds are drying slower this time - Which I want to have happen. I think leaving the branches on or keeping the whole plant in tact will provide a slower dry.
When they are fully dried and ready (snapping of the stem, not bendy) I clip the buds off into my curing jar. I think if I slow the air drying down , it will bring out a better smoke
and cure when it comes to jar time. There is most likely a lot of info about this here on AFN. I hope my insight helps, and good luck to you Brother,
Blackbriar