Hi all, this is my first post along with my first cure

The buds (bigbud) were dried for 6-7 days till most stems snapped easily, then went into mason jars and burped a couple of times a day for 15-20 minutes.

I've been keeping a close eye on them for mould and though I did have a paranoid moment with one jar this was days ago and all seems well.

They have been in the jars for over 6 days now, the buds are spongy and crumble nicely, leaving a strong smelling resinous coat on my fingertips. So all is well from that perspective, it's just that the taste seems to have gone harsher, more bitter, almost dry and certainly not as tasty as it was before i started curing it.

Is this part of the process or have I screwed up somewhere?

Peace

Dude where on the same page. When I open my jars the buds smell like flowers. After I leave it open for about 2-3 minutes the strong weed smell fills the garage. Smells fruity. All from bag seeds. I believe there not suppose to be crispy. Mine are semi moist. I have them in my garage which is about 40F now. I know if I leave them out they will crisp up fast. Its been curing for about 2 weeks now. I have no mold so I guess Im doing it right. The color is getting darker and it starting to look like some of these pics I've been seeing on the site. Everyones curing styles are different. Never saw a video on how to properly cure weed.
I open the jars for about 5 minutes everyday and move them around. I keep them in complete darkness.

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im in the process of curing my weed for the first time also and i feel the same way, theres been no improvement of taste, or potency or anything like what i've read about on here
i think all this talk about curing may actually be b.s
just dry it and smoke it imo
but im kind of new to this soooo who knows lol

So many people swear that it's 100% the best way to go but yeah, I've been smoking and enjoying weed after a week of drying for years...it always seems to lose flavour after a few weeks in my stash bag

if you cure your weed once you are done burpping it DONT OPEN it for as long as you want. longer is better, but i never let mine get crispy

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dont use bags get a glass jar

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I am using glass jars for the curing, i suppose the point i'm making is that the weed ive been curing for a week tastes pretty much the same as the weed i'd normally leave in my stash bag (starting to lose its sweetness).

I find the longer I cure, the smoother the smoke. Usually I dry (hang) for about a week, then place in paper bages to even out the remaining moisture for roughly 2-3 days, then in mason jars. The jars are opened for about an hour every day and buds moved around inside the jars for the first two weeks. After that, I just open the jars, shake around the buds and close the jars for another two weeks. The smoke is smooth compared to buds that have only cured for a week. (occasionally have to sample a little) and the week long definately burns the throat a little.
Burns much more evenly when rolled and has a much better flavor in the vaporizer as well if cured longer.

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Ok first it's only been a week, a good cure is going to take at least two weeks, longer depending on the strain and density of your buds, be patient give it some time.

Now there are several things that make weed harsh. The first thing is weed that was either dried too fast or is too dry. You mentioned that your weed crumbles when you break it up, it shouldn't be that dry during the first week of curing. Your buds have to be slightly moist to cure, if they are totally dry they are not curing. You may want to try to get them to absorb some moisture. After a good cure you buds shouldn't be crumbley they should seem slightly pliable, you shouldn't be able to break it up with your fingers. It should burn slow but evenly in a blunt or joint, it should go out if no one is toking on it.

Did you flush your plants prior to harvesting? Leftover chemicals from nutes can make your weed harsh.

Lastly did you dry your plants in the dark and are they away from light during curing? Drying and curing in dark areas allows the process of photosynthesis to stop. It allows the chorophyll, sugars, starches, and nitratres (all products of photosynthesis) to break down faster. The process of photosynthesis doesn't stop when you cut the plants down. All the products of photosynthesis can make your smoke harsh; they are also what cause you buds to smell and taste like grass, leaves, hay, etc. You'll notice that after drying and curing youor buds will start to lose that fresh green color, they will still be green but they won't look "fresh". You know what I mean?

Also to grind, who may think curing is bs. I assure you it is not. Not only does it make smoke less harsh and improve the taste, smell, and look of yoou bud, it increases potency by allowing the non-active acids of THC to be converted to the active form.

http://www.rollitup.org/1512312-post63.html
Pictures that show the difference ^^^^

Entire thread with discussion on it:
Want bag appeal? Curing matters............

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How to dry and cure your bud properly:
http://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-c...g-matters.html

Yep, the weed was dried for at least a week maybe ten days, well flushed and dried/cured in darkness. I am concerned that it might have been too dry before it went into the jar but it certainly wasn't bone dry.

I've read in many places that the stem should snap before putting the weed into the jars but i've read in other places that the stem should bend...I went with the first option.

Do you think rehydrating would do any good? I've heard that once the weed has dried you can't "recure" it