First Cure - How does smell and taste change?

VSUslickrick said:

Highly likely. I only dried it for 6-7 days before jarring.

the science, bro line was tongue in cheek. What I meant in my original response was changes happened in the weeks in the jar that made the smoke more enjoyable, not more potent.

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Paulbostic8222 said:

I've read the entire conversation. I'm in the exact same position, but I just put my sour diesel in jars last night. I smoked some directly after drying and it doesn't taste good at all, but they look beautiful. My buds have a bit of moisture in them. I'm praying that curing will be My ticket to avoid heartbreak due to the 4-5 months of day to day, several times a day like a little baby . Please pray for me and my buds to cure well with good results. This is my 3rd grow , and I just can't get the smell/aroma to pungency.

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WDeranged said:

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

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Peter73 said:

Not true you can put moisture back in weed with a little water on paper towl. Or if in jars I tape a wet cutip to underside of jar lid. I use a moisture meter to keep track of it and jar when percentage is perfect

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roxistar said:

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.

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

Entire thread with discussion on it:
https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/120624-want-bag-appeal-curing-matters.html

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