Whack it at the base - WHOLE plant drying

lol i hate drying a whole plant. think of what happens when your leaves dry and get stuck to your buds.. more time wasted on manicuring ur nugs

Last night I went into the room and noticed humidity was down to 35%. I needed to water a few plants anyway. So I watered the plants and added a few open containers of water on the floor. When I left the room, humidity climbed to 45%. Snapped a pic before leaving.





Day 7 of hanging. Connie Chung.

The popcorns are getting a little crispy. Decided to grind some up and have a sit down with Da Buddha. This was a free seed with one of my orders, and didn't know much about it. 4 draws locked me down on the couch for a good while. This is going to be some good stuff.

I want to do this for this harvest, but I'm also concerned with manicuring a dried plant. I've always done a wet manicure and it's tedious, I can't even imagine going at it when they're dry. Any suggestions?

thinkingreen said:

I want to do this for this harvest, but I'm also concerned with manicuring a dried plant. I've always done a wet manicure and it's tedious, I can't even imagine going at it when they're dry. Any suggestions?

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That is the only thing that concerns me too...

rocpilefsj said:

That is the only thing that concerns me too...

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I would say, just by reading what I've read here in the last 3 years, that maybe 80-85% wet trim, dry, and cure. The other 15-20% whole plant dry. My %s are probably off just my observation.

The ones that normally wet trim and then try the whole plant dry, tend to say that it sucks because the brittle leaves stick to the buds.

The ones that whole plant dry, tend to say it's the only way to do it and most of the dry leaves can be picked off by hand or just fall off.

This is my first time drying this way and I will give my honest opinion when done. Happy harvesteseseses........

I have slowly been converting to leaving leaves to dry.. I only cut off the fan leaves now. I don't mess with the sugar leaves till they are dry. I've noticed I used to trim off a lof of shit that could've actually stayed on ther bud, those crystal covered little leaves don't taste bad at all.

HighLowGrow said:

I would say, just by reading what I've read here in the last 3 years, that maybe 80-85% wet trim, dry, and cure. The other 15-20% whole plant dry. My %s are probably off just my observation.

The ones that normally wet trim and then try the whole plant dry, tend to say that it sucks because the brittle leaves stick to the buds.

The ones that whole plant dry, tend to say it's the only way to do it and most of the dry leaves can be picked off by hand or just fall off.

This is my first time drying this way and I will give my honest opinion when done. Happy harvesteseseses........

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My first time doing it this way too thanks to this thread. Hung a plant right side up the other day. The few attempts I've made at dry trimming in the past have not been pleasant. If the bud is really sticky, it's a mess. The fact that many people say that dry trimming is easier almost leads me to believe that they are doing a different technique or something that I am missing. Either they are just pulling the leaves off by hand or ....who knows. I don't think Fiskers are the best thing for dry trimming. I'm going to look into some surgical tools and see if there are any promising options there. Constant alcohol dips and switching scissors is a must. Obviously you want to try not to get alcohol on the buds because it will dissolve the THC.

stumpjumper said:

I have slowly been converting to leaving leaves to dry.. I only cut off the fan leaves now. I don't mess with the sugar leaves till they are dry. I've noticed I used to trim off a lof of shit that could've actually stayed on ther bud, those crystal covered little leaves don't taste bad at all.

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Very good point!!

Redoctober said:

My first time doing it this way too thanks to this thread. Hung a plant right side up the other day. The few attempts I've made at dry trimming in the past have not been pleasant. If the bud is really sticky, it's a mess. The fact that many people say that dry trimming is easier almost leads me to believe that they are doing a different technique or something that I am missing. Either they are just pulling the leaves off by hand or ....who knows. I don't think Fiskers are the best thing for dry trimming. I'm going to look into some surgical tools and see if there are any promising options there. Constant alcohol dips and switching scissors is a must. Obviously you want to try not to get alcohol on the buds because it will dissolve the THC.

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Some people cut the plant at the base and hang right side up as if it were still in the pot. I suppose the equivalent would be to just stop watering. They say the leaves fall away from the buds and is easier to trim.

I chose to hang upside down so the leaves would "cup" and protect the buds. I don't think it matters much, BUT I have not tried right side up yet.

came I slowly starved my plant and let it dry up. the smell was amazing. Smoke? What smoke? Was like a party in Ur mouth, smooth like ur sipping a glass of cold water after baking in 100deg. F all day.

My first harvest I had nine plants and did everymethod.

Whole plant drying got the temp and all that perfect. Trimming was a bitch. Smoke was real smooth and aroma was awsome. Up to two months later opening the jar was something to look foward too.

I fully manicured one plant and put it into paper bags. Note*be sure its the brown UNBLEACHED ONES* with whole branches. Made sure to lay them out twice a day and if you put to much into anyone bag you'll have mold issues real quick. Learned that the hard way. was tedious laying it all out. Smoke was desiriable, aroma dissapeared quickly. Stores like crap. Browned after a month and a half of proper storage. it dried out in 2-4 days,l.

One plant I left all leaves on and hung up the individual nodes, trimming sucked. Smoke was real smoth. Stores rather well.3months no brittleness or browning.

Food dehydrator was real harsh and aroma didnt last at all. Was to brittle on the outwide and really moist in the middle. If ur hurting for something quick while WAITING for the rest of the harvest this method is the best preffered for me.

The other methods arent wprth itka microwave etc so its not even worth writing about. Was really crappy all around for each of them

I almost always dry my plants this way, the only difference is... once I hang the entire plant I spend an hour trimming off ALL large leafs, easily gotten to smaller leaves. I then do a final trim before the plants go to jarring. I found doing this saved a TON of time and also still gave a epic ending.

I did one plant one time where I just hung it for 2 weeks, sadly 1/2 of the plant ended up being given away, after 2 days of trimming to jar it I was only half done and had other plants in line, so... it had to go.

I believe today is day 8 of hanging. So I'm looking over this plant feeling slightly disappointed. Buds are feeling pretty dry and somewhat brittle. There is no way this can hang any longer. The main stems bend without snapping and I noticed a couple of the fan leaf stems are still rubbery. I've been having humidity issues lately in the 35-45% range.

So I decided it's time. The buds are a little too dry for me but are nice and rock hard. Trimming was nice and easy. The leaves in the buds were nice and brittle and pretty much brushed off. Shaping the buds was a snap. Nothing stuck to my scissors.


This pic shows what one of the stems looked like before trimming.

This is everything. I have not weighed it and probably won't. Why? Because I don't care.

And here is a close up of Connie Chung. Ain't she purdy.

And a couple more.

The buds smell really nice. Would I whole plant dry again? Hell yes, but I gotta get a hold of the humidity first. Now that I think about it, I have a humidifier. Kinda weird running a humidifier and a dehumidifier together. Whatever works.


I'm very pleased with the outcome and will never wet trim again.

Hope this thread helped somebody out there. If your harvests smell like grass/hay, give the whole plant dry a shot. I'm sure glad I did.

I have another plant ready to come down. Probably hang it up tomorrow. I will document that one here as well.

Happy trimming...

Nice buds man.. I never hang till the branches snap, that is too long.. Crispy on the outside, damp on the inside, time to jar that shit up and either use a hygrometer in your jars or pay very close attention to whats going on. Burp a few times a day until you know for sure that the outside of the bud hasntr rehydrated too much and is too wet. When I burp my jars I hold them over the dehumidifier and fill them up with dry air.. Just a little thing I do..

If the buds are wet again after being in the jar for a day, paper bag them bitches for a night or 2.. Jar up again and start over.

Thanks Stump. I like the idea of burping the jars with dry air from the dehum. Never crossed my mind.

Great thread with great info! I tried to rep you again but need to spread it around some more first. I will indeed be trying this on my upcoming harvest. Thread 5 starred!