How long do you hold your hits in for?

I hold it in for a few seconds to enjoy the flavours then exhale through my nose

I heard that if you exhale through your nose that you obsorb more thc from the nasal passages. I don't know if thats true or not. It helps with the flavors for sure.

this thread is a trip ..... scientifically most thc is absorbed in the first 3 seconds .. wait about 3-4 seconds more, you've absorbed all the thc your lungs will uptake, then you're just depriving oxygen and hurting your brain and lungs. ....... and don't forget ... whether you hold it in for 3 or 30 seconds ...you're still exhaling smoke that still contains about 25 percent thc. You need to breathe in order to get some fresh capillaries in the lungs to absorb the rest .........unless you can figure out a way to exchange oxygen through your lungs without breathing ......... holding your hit in longer than 5-8 seconds is a waste ................ i usually hold for about two or three. I'm not trying to choke my way through my buds... i want a nice inhale exhale everytime with the least amount of coughing involved.......... yall holding for holding as long as you can ..... just silly. save your brain cells ....your gonna need them if you think that holding that long is going to do anything but make you lightheaded.

Mostly its just whatever. I'd say 2-5 seconds avg but with the gravity bong I don't let go til the room turns black.

VER D said:

Im a Hit it for 5 n Hold it for 10

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I like this reply. It also brings up another follow up question....SIZE of the hit. It seems we've established that the majority, including myself dont hold it in for very long. However, I am guilty of taking some big pulls and eventually popping a few veins coughing. I've been really trying to just take normal hits to avoid excessive coughing/headache. So is there a point of diminshing return? Like ataxia mentioned, if we are losing a bunch of thc in the exhale, whats the point of a giant hit?

coughing makes you get higher. headaches can be cause by too much stem, or improperly flushed bud. holding hits too long may also cause headaches, or maybe if someone decided to put mid grade in there and didn't take the seeds out. the point of a giant hit i think is just to be a beast and see how much u can burn in one go

holding hits too long causes a headache hands down with me .... whether there's coughing involved or not ... Like i said.. that lack of oxygen to the brain coupled with copious amounts of smoke... total headace ..... I agree with sully also ..... sometimes it's not the amount you hold in ...it's the amount you take in..... My first pull of of a fresh packed bowl or bong is always the toke that gets me medicated .....

Mannnn...depends on the "settings" if Im gettin tore up from tha floor up..as long as I can!!

According to my good friend who is a RN she said you don't even have to hold it in, inhale/exhale. You are only maximizing tar and shit in your lungs when you hold it in.. I still hold it in for a few....minutes lol..

Inhale......Exhale

Don't needa hold it anymore then that lol.

I usually take bong rips and hold them for 20 seconds and because of my rising heart rate when I exhale the thc flows through my blood faster thus getting me high faster and higher

sensisensai said:

Mostly its just whatever. I'd say 2-5 seconds avg but with the gravity bong I don't let go til the room turns black.

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that's too dam funny!! i can never remember how long i held a hit. i forget.

I usually forget, but i try for like 8 - 10 seconds. I think it hits you better when you let it settle in your brain.

3 seconds. otherwise i feel i would just be killing brain cells due to lack of oxygen.

Friend and i made a 7ft bong and i held it till i blacked out woke up 1-2 mins l8ter longest i have ever held it if you ask me how long idk i got knocked out but woke up filling like a g ^.^ it had to be a coo minuet =/

Ganju said:

Friend and i made a 7ft bong and i held it till i blacked out woke up 1-2 mins l8ter longest i have ever held it if you ask me how long idk i got knocked out but woke up filling like a g ^.^ it had to be a coo minuet =/

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haha "pass that shyt"

5-7 seconds

2-3 seconds...any longer and I am depriving my plants of the CO2 I exhale with normal breathing.

I guess it depends on how high you're trying to get. I usually don't hold mine for more than 5 seconds, usually for about 3 or 4. Unless we're all hail mary'ing(holding it in until it comes back around). I'll also try to make myself cough sometimes when smoking. Coughing gets ya higher, opens up your lungs to allow smoke to get into other places.

ur friend is a dick head and i hope he passes out