Hi All,
Quick question on drying in low humidity climates. I have an ambient RH of about 10-20%. After chop, my dry room goes from 20%RH to 50%RH. Then after about 3 days it drops down to 20% again. It is drying my bud too fast so I was curious if what I decided to do to alleviate this is the best possible solution.
Essentially, I Jar early. Buds will be somewhat crispy to the touch, but still quite wet with bendy stems. I let this sit overnight and by morning it is extremely wet. I then poor the buds on some cardboard trays for a few hours until they are dry and rejar. I found if I do this for more than a few hours they get overdried. I then let jar sit overnight and it's wet again, but not as much so I just leave the jar open for a few hours and repeat till done. I determine done by placing a hydrometer in the jar and getting around 50-55% RH. Then I jar for longer periods of time. I guess all I am doing is extending the drying period by a few more days but it seems better than the alternative of insta-dried bud.
So far it seems it be working great. No mold, and especially no "hay" or "grass" smell.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Quick question on drying in low humidity climates. I have an ambient RH of about 10-20%. After chop, my dry room goes from 20%RH to 50%RH. Then after about 3 days it drops down to 20% again. It is drying my bud too fast so I was curious if what I decided to do to alleviate this is the best possible solution.
Essentially, I Jar early. Buds will be somewhat crispy to the touch, but still quite wet with bendy stems. I let this sit overnight and by morning it is extremely wet. I then poor the buds on some cardboard trays for a few hours until they are dry and rejar. I found if I do this for more than a few hours they get overdried. I then let jar sit overnight and it's wet again, but not as much so I just leave the jar open for a few hours and repeat till done. I determine done by placing a hydrometer in the jar and getting around 50-55% RH. Then I jar for longer periods of time. I guess all I am doing is extending the drying period by a few more days but it seems better than the alternative of insta-dried bud.
So far it seems it be working great. No mold, and especially no "hay" or "grass" smell.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!