*Freezer cure* Last year I had to resort to this method with 1 plant; 2 days after harvest, a week long storm system rolled into town and my relative humidity went way to high (no AC either)... as you might guess, the Rot Fairy was nigh upon me

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, so in the freezer they went.....for about 3 weeks. It worked mostly, what little moisture was left a couple days of air drying finished off.... Compared to the fully air dry bud, it retained more of the fresh color, the trichomes were intact, a little cloudier; pistil color changed very little as well; flavor/aromatics were pretty much the same; ditto for potency... the smoke was a bit harsher, but mellowed out
some after storing for a month... I don't believe it's held up as well as air-dry over time, but that could be attributed to other factors,...

That first week or so described by Ed is, without a doubt, a factor in how things turn out down the road. Appearently, the death-throe metabolics going on is altering the chemistry inside, and has direct consequences on the quality of the end product; I think freezing bypasses this process, and that's why the freeze-dry didn't end up as nice as the air dry.... I can't say it ruined it by any means, and it saved my gal from that freakin' fairy, but I see no reason to go down that road again unless necessary. Maybe others with better equipment/technique get better results,... and after all, I only did this once, so,....

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