Like mentioned, just soak material for 15-20 mins before agaitation...this will rehydrate the material making the glands ready for extraction
wtf no. rehydrate the gland, LoooooooooooooooooL.
this is how i found the BEST result; hash so potent you only need one drag, hash so pure that you MUST chill or freeze it in order to handle it (at room temp it just wants to stick to everything.)
bags used: Prep bag 5gal, 180 micron 1gal as secondary hair/plant material/etc filter, 45 micron 1gal as FINAL collection bag. (that's right, i don't screen the 25 micron) I have made three runs, but prefer to only make two runs. run 2 will produce about half of run 1, run 3 will produce about half of run 2.
trim product goes in the freezer immediately after trimming, NO DRYing.
THE BIG SECRET ---> HAND MIX with a drywall style mud paddle. Yup, that's right; i've tried every power tool imaginable from low rpm to 8,000 rpm. Beating up the plant trim releases plant material and crap in to the hash; JUNK. slow mixing by hand for about 15 min gave me BETTER results then ANY power tool. Good luck bro.
*if you find the 45 micron bag to be draining slow you can tap it with your hand from the bottom to help mix up the hash and allow water to easily drain; water is cold and your hand will b freezing in 20+ seconds.