Well after cutting down you cant make it stickyer or heavier you do that during the grow with additives like molasses, sweet, sugar daddy, carbo load and such. To dry and I cure I cut the plants down and hang them upside down and then remove all the big leaves and stuff from the buds then let hang upside down in a dark room with a small fan moving the air. I do that for 3-5 days depends on humidity and temps. I then cut the buds from the hanging plants and manicure the rest of the stuff so nice clean buds. I think like to go to laying them on window screen for 3 days with fan lightly blowing then I go into brown bags for 2 days open once a day. then when the tems are just able to snap crisply they go itno glass jars sealed and put in dark area. This is the cure. I open the jars 2 times a day for 15 minutes a day for about 5-8 days until the bud is solid dry and has a good strong aroma. then I leave it in the closed jars for 30 days for a good cure. then its ready to smoke