how much weight will be lost to drying? also, what if theres airspace in my cure jar

**smokinskins** · 07-18-2009, 06:34 AM

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**tip top toker** · 07-18-2009, 06:40 AM

2/3 loss, maybe more, maybe less

doesn't matter, it's the moisture you're focusing on with the cure, or so i've been led to believe.

**darkdestruction420** · 07-18-2009, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by smokinskins

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thats why you burp it during curing

**dbo24242** · 07-18-2009, 06:46 AM

25-75%, varies a lot from plant to plant and grow to grow. I think that larger buds will lose more of their weight because they store more water. A little air in the jar is no prob, bob. A little moisture is a prob though.

**Boneman** · 07-18-2009, 07:28 AM

I take my total wet weight and subtract 77% and its always turned out perfect.

That number is my number due to the way I trim, dry and cure. It will differ, not by a whole lot, but depending on how you trim, how much stem you leave etc...

**Fennimore** · 07-18-2009, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by Boneman

I take my total weight weight and subtract 77% and its always turned out perfect.

That number is my number due to the way I trim, dry and cure. It will differ, not by a whole lot, but depending on how you trim, how much stem you leave etc...

77 PERCENT?? Holy shit! I had no idea it lost so much weight when drying!! That means an ounce yeild wet, could possibly only give less than a quarter dry? Wow. I'm saddened by this.

**M Blaze** · 07-18-2009, 09:40 AM

Its usually about 1/4 of the wet weight for me. The last harvest had a wet weight of just over 24lbs and the dry weight came in at 6.1lbs. That sounds very close to what boneman said.

**bba** · 07-18-2009, 10:13 AM

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100 grams wet = about ..... ABOUT 1 oz. for me anyway

**Boneman** · 07-18-2009, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by bba

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100 grams wet = about ..... ABOUT 1 oz. for me anyway

That is about 72% for you bba.

Like I said, the 77% is probably that number because of the way I trim and amount of stem I leave for hanging purposes. I'm sure that number would be lower if I cut off more stem while trimming. Once mine are done drying, I do a final trim before placing into curing jars. I try to get every single bit of stem cut out before curing.