What's up fellow growers of the world I will get right to it. So, I am sure almost everyone has heard that dry trim is better than wet trim. My question here is: Is dry trimming chopping the plant and then drying it out with fan leaves and all, and then trimming? Or is it ok to remove the large fan leaves then let it dry out and trim the rest? Please let me know cuz it would be so much easier to do the latter of course, thanks growers.
Technical Issue Wet trim vs. Dry trimming - Need clarification
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They both have their pros and cons.
Wet trimming is faster in my opinion, but you do lose more trichomes and in my experience it doesn’t smell as good.
I take off the bigger leaves and let it dry, then I trim when dry. The reason I do this is, because the sugar leaves and so on curl inwards when it’s dry and they protect the trichomes underneath. It also seems to make it smell stronger after curing. I cure over a long time, but, it still smells dank even after a week. But it really does depend on how you dry, your drying conditions, and how well you’ve grown it.
Wet trimming is faster in my opinion, but you do lose more trichomes and in my experience it doesn’t smell as good.
I take off the bigger leaves and let it dry, then I trim when dry. The reason I do this is, because the sugar leaves and so on curl inwards when it’s dry and they protect the trichomes underneath. It also seems to make it smell stronger after curing. I cure over a long time, but, it still smells dank even after a week. But it really does depend on how you dry, your drying conditions, and how well you’ve grown it.
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As @MrAutoGrower says, they both work, each with pluses and minuses.
I wet trim and hang branches after a complete trim. I hang them in a temperature/RH controlled cardboard box, and try to target a 6 day or so dry. It seems to work fine, but I am no connoisseur. So far, I have only done the mason jar/burp cure, so can't add much there. It also works, but you need to be home to do it, so Grove bags may be in my future.
Good luck with it.
I wet trim and hang branches after a complete trim. I hang them in a temperature/RH controlled cardboard box, and try to target a 6 day or so dry. It seems to work fine, but I am no connoisseur. So far, I have only done the mason jar/burp cure, so can't add much there. It also works, but you need to be home to do it, so Grove bags may be in my future.
Good luck with it.
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I'm with @MrAutoGrower and @AutoBobje.
I only have a half dozen harvests under my belt. I started with wet trimming for the first few rounds, but on my last go I decided to dry trim. It takes a bit longer, but it produced nicer buds. If you're going to be spending weeks and weeks growing a product, you shouldn't rush at the end. Trim slow, and with care. Just my 2 cents
I only have a half dozen harvests under my belt. I started with wet trimming for the first few rounds, but on my last go I decided to dry trim. It takes a bit longer, but it produced nicer buds. If you're going to be spending weeks and weeks growing a product, you shouldn't rush at the end. Trim slow, and with care. Just my 2 cents
A somewhat related question: Are there any downsides to letting plants die and dry out in their pot ((not water/feed for last week or more, not cut the plants down)?
I recently did this with 2 plants (was neglectful). The results seem much the same as the usual/common drying methods. Also, during drying it was fairly easy to manually trim the buds.
I recently did this with 2 plants (was neglectful). The results seem much the same as the usual/common drying methods. Also, during drying it was fairly easy to manually trim the buds.
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Seems to me like letting plants dry out (stop watering) at the very end has negligible risk of mold, particularly if the environment is not too humid/wet. I recall a few others on AFN reporting they stop or limit watering at the very end. I don't suggest others do this (without further research), but I've done it without any noticeable downsides and it seems like a perfectly viable option. This whole plant in-place drying method should be slower (better?) vs. say hanging the cut plant or branches.
Note, drying is relative and full drying takes a long time. I still put the 'dried' buds in Grove bags, making sure to burp/inspect these daily for a few weeks.
It seems logical, I presume in nature, evolution favors, etc. buds drying on the plants as they die with retention of cannabinoid activity and potency, with cannabinoids a defense against some birds, insects, etc. eating the seeds. Presuming no disruption (excessive humidity/rain), I presume buds dried while the plant is still in the ground/medium do not mold and retain all their good stuff, what we want.
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