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a few more days? lol

one day should dry out the moisture

a few days will dry your bud

more than that and your drying more for long term preservation or extraction or something

bud will take awhile to dry out, but not TOO long

just think of weed you've smoked

fresh bud can only be a day or so fresher at the most than some usual fresh shit

just use logic

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Once they're in the jar i would open them once when you get up, move the buds around, and let the jar stand open for 10-15 mins.  Then, before you go to bed, repeat the process.

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coda said:

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a few more days? lol

one day should dry out the moisture

a few days will dry your bud

more than that and your drying more for long term preservation or extraction or something

bud will take awhile to dry out, but not TOO long

just think of weed you've smoked

fresh bud can only be a day or so fresher at the most than some usual fresh shit

just use logic

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don't listen to this.  This is piss poor advice.  Drying is directly related to the Rh of your area that you dry in.  Higher Rh means a slower drying time due to the moisture in the air.  The more arid your drying area is the faster your buds will dry.

That being said a slower drying period is much preferred.  This allows any sugars in the buds to be converted into terpenes, allows the chlorophyll to leach out, and allows for a smoother smoke.  Generally you want your drying area to be around 25-35% RH (you can go higher but it requires more attention for bud rot), and you want your drying period to be at least a week.  You want to hear a nice audible *SNAP* when you break the stems.  Personally i try and crack the stems nearest to the buds, thicker stalks will take longer to dry so your bud may be dry before the stem.  A better way to check is to snap the stem within the bud.  If that snaps you know your bud is dry enough for the jars.

If your stems aren't dry enough to snap when bent then your bud isn't dry enough for jars.  The excess moisture within the buds will build up too quickly in your jars and you'll wake up to cobweb covered nuggets.  To fix this i would take a small paper bag and fill it no more then 2/3rds of the way full.  Crimp the top of the bag.  Then let it sit for a few more days making sure to open the bag and move the buds around at least once a day.  Once your stems snap cleanly and the buds are nice and crispy are you able to toss them in a jar.  Once they're in the jar i would open them once when you get up, move the buds around, and let the jar stand open for 10-15 mins.  Then, before you go to bed, repeat the process.

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piss poor advice? fucking a, bro. I'm sorry, I forget that a non extremely scientific procedure for this makes me a fucking moron or something as you and flavorknowsitall have explained.

I was going on the basis that you were drying out your buds in a well lit open spaced dry area. In which case, I'd say

I day or so SHOULD get rid of most moisture that will rot the bud if not dried before contained.

3 or 4 days will dry your bud so you can smoke it(curing-you could say). Although sometimes 4 days can dry the shit out of your if it's not sitting in a very cool dark shaded area.

for longer curing, i'd take the above advice, because it becomes more important. But wtf, how is that PISS POOR advice? You gotta dry it to the condition you want it in.

a freind of mine always gets his bud like week cured to death, it's very dry and smokes easily and is probably just as good as curing it 3 or 4 days, i don't prefer it.

with longer curing and sealing or whatnot, yes, you have to be precise, if not cured enough, the buds will rot, if overcured, they'll be dry even in the most tight containers.

i suppose...... experience will tell you what you need to know, and maybe some not so PISS POOR advice

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3 or 4 days will dry your bud so you can smoke it(curing-you could say). Although sometimes 4 days can dry the shit out of your if it's not sitting in a very cool dark shaded area.

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more than that and your drying more for long term preservation or extraction or something

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to me, it always seems the better the bud the fluffier.

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Tektonic said:
here's a link that helped me out with curing

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Psuper said:
Folllowing, let's say, 5-9days of hanging to dry, if you were finishing drying in paper bags, how dry do you want the stems to be before the buds are placed in the paper bag?

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