In my case, I dry in a vivosun tent with a humidifier. I learned the hard way with 2 different harvests that you NEED to slow dry your flowers. I had my buds dried to almost crisp edges in 2.5- 3 days. temps were 74-78 and RH was 40-50. I fucked up with those readings so now I’m trying a humidifier in the tent to keep RH between 50-58% and temps 68-72 I would love to keep the tent cooler, but with my grow closet in the same room the ambient room temp gets to around 76 degrees with fans pulling into my attic. I am on day 3 of curing some Kush Doctor, and the first hit is great, i can taste the terps and all, the second hit (in my glass bowl) it started tasting like ass…then from every hit after it was a bit harsh and didn’t taste like weed at all?? I grind my buds before smoking and they smell great, the taste though? I don’t know if the pics will help. but do you think i need more cure time or did they dry to fast (which i know they did) and they are pretty much fucked. I mean i get high from it. A good head high and if anything can i make coconut oil with it if i cant fix the taste? Thanks for any help guys
How does your ash look? Is it leaving grainy black ash or silky white ash behind in the bowl? From my experience with taste and smell it sounds like you have nutrient buildup in the bud.
More likely there is lots of chlorophyll still inside the buds….
2.5-3 days is WAY too soon…
When I hang dry my plants, I let them sit at LEAST 6 FULL days, that means at LEAST 144 hours AFTER cutting down the plant. Day 0 is the day that you cut down the plant, day 1 is the next day, day 2 is the next day, etc. That keeps the day count in line with how many days have actually passed, whereas some growers are always 1 day ahead of themselves because they wake up and add 1 to the day count even when the day just began…
The way I prefer to harvest, I hang the whole plant. I don’t do ANY trimming before hanging it to dry once I cut it down. I prune the water leaves in the week leading up to harvest, though there are usually some water leaves left around the bottom larf. If I am going to make bubble, I may cut off the larf and put it in the freezer. Otherwise I dont cut anything off the plant yet, including leaves.
After about 2 days, I take my fiskars and I cut the main stem in half, then I jam the fiskars through all of the larger stems. This basically splits them all in half, and allows more surface area for moisture to leave the stem. This is the only “quick drying” tip that I use, because it doesn’t actually “quick dry” the buds… all it does is give more surface area to the stems which allow moisture to leave into the air, rather than forcing that remaining moisture into the buds. I also don’t water the plant in the days leading up to harvest, and I harvest at night when the plant isn’t drinking water and is instead maxing out its terpene production and sending carbs down to the soil microbiology.
Using those techniques, I have dry cannabis flower in 6-8 days depending on strain. I have never fucked up the smell of my cannabis, though I know many people who have. I guess maybe 3rd time is a charm, I don’t think you will be able to “fix” the smell issues that occur with a quick dry — you’re just going to have to deal with the herb you have. Maybe make edibles or hash with it instead.
Hey. So here’s an update. The flower does smoke better and actually has some smell in the jar now. After 2 days of burping the jar 1 -2 times a day depending on the RH in the jar. Ive been keeping it between 58-63 and its now pretty consistently at 59% RH. The ash is pretty dark not as gray like it should be. It tastes pretty okay in the bowl but after a few hits it gets harsh. It has a nice high though. Ive used the trim from this and the last harvest to make coconut oil and made some gummies that are pretty potent so im happy for now. I have 4 more coming along in week 1 and I need to wait longer for harvest.
Do you always flush until the leaves fade yellow before cutting? I had yellow tips but not many yellow fan leaves. I was worried about to much nitrogen left in the leaves and thus causing a harsh burn, but hoped it would evaporate out when drying.
chunks of stems, as in the large main stem of the plant or any larger stem or stalk if you still have it can return moisture do over dried cannabis. cut them into 2 inch chunks toss em in your jar
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