Dehydrators work ok for a fairly quick dry of smaller nugs. Figure on about 2 days. Consider running it intermittently for 18 hrs on, 6 hrs off, it will make them dry more evenly.

I used a desiccant (damp rid) in a cup in the box where I dried. DO NOT DO THIS! The damp rid absorbs moisture from the air, much like a dehumidifier, causing buds to dry to fast and taste grassy. I suppose if you have a huge amount to dry this may be an option, but fresh air in and moist air out as in the grow room would be better to maintain the humidity around 50%. Drying too fast is a mistake except for a small amount if you are out!

Just my opinion. Nothing else.

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Nice thread!

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Yeah great post, I sampled some of my first grow the other night after hanging buds (tiny) upside down for a few days and in a plastic container for a few days and came up with a buxx but a grassy taste so I agree here, patience is a virtue!

Um, im believing the freezer idea is bad. When you freeze your weed, the trichs freeze also. The trichs are so brittle after frozen you will lose many more with the slightest movement including when you get some to smoke. Refrigerator is best because it doesn't freeze the trichs

so am i supposed to wait to manicure them. because someone else on here said that they manicure the buds then hang em on a line. is it one of those things where you can do it either way? like manicure em then hang em, or hang em let em dry then manicure em. how about hang em and dry em at the same time you manicure them.

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Correct. I don't cut anything until they are near dry and ready for the paper bag. It is more difficult manicuring when dry, but it has worked well for me and I am not ready to f with a good thing. The logic is slowing the dry and protecting the buds/trichs from light and being knocked off. But if I had a huge garden, I would cut branches and manicure...oh yeah I hang the whole plant, not branches.

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ok huys ive read up on harvesting, curing, and drying, and the one thing ive been wondering is when do i seperate the small buds from the large cola?

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alright u guys know that superdank that brings tears to your eyes when u smell it...u know that danknes su buy from the club??how do i get my bud to cure like that....lol dense,..but not dry,...dry,.but not to wet...haha crisp!!

I do this after the paper bag, before the jar.

Some things proper cure can't...well...cure. But slow dry seems to help as well as not over drying. Some strains take longer to cure also. My K-train was good after 1 week in the jars, but the Headband, though pretty nice after 2 weeks, I tried yesterday at 4 weeks and it now has better flavor and smell...but now it is near gone. Patience goes a long way. If it dries too fast you can not go back and it will taste/smell grassy. This last statement is partly from experience and partly second hand.

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