hang dry vs curing?

northerncaligrown

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #1

wassup peoples?! okay i was wondering why my bud that is still curing doesnt smell as much as some bud i let hang dry!? wtf!? the bud in the jars don't smell that great and arent even sticky anymore. THe bud i let hang dry is hella sticky and smells waaaaay more potent! can someone explain? greatly appreciated! thanks!

 

GrowSpecialist

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #2

You're supposed to hang dry and THEN cure.

 

northerncaligrown

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #3

i know, but what im sayin is that the hang dried shit is sticky and smells hella more potent than the bud that is curing in the jar, simply put... what happened...explanation. thats all!

 

TodayIsAGreenday

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #4

maybe it was exposed to light or high temps at a point and degraded the thc?

 

smppro

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #5

Yea it should only get better in the jars unless they arent airtight

 

GrowSpecialist

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #6

northerncaligrown said:

i know, but what im sayin is that the hang dried shit is sticky and smells hella more potent than the bud that is curing in the jar, simply put... what happened...explanation. thats all!

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The drying process is for drying the outside of the buds. Curing is for drying the inside of the buds. I'm guessing that since the outsides of the buds were dried, it smelled good. Curing is a SLOW DRY which works on the INSIDE of the buds. Since the process is slower and works more on the INSIDE of the buds, its gonna draw out the grassy smell from the center of the buds. Just do it the right way and you won't have these questions or concerns. Hang them to dry until they are dry on the outside and then cure them.

 

northerncaligrown

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• Sep 17, 2008

• #7

okay right on fellas, that's what i needed to hear! thanks