Where do I measure room humidity when drying?

[mikaroni]

So I'm drying my buds upside-down in my grow room right now. I have my buds hanging in my tent, and the tent is wide open. Outside of my tent, the humidity is 50%, but inside the tent with the hygrometer hanging next to the buds, those read at 56-60%.

I want 60% humidity. So should I base it off the meter outside the tent, or the ones next to the buds? 10% is a big difference. I guess what I'm asking is where do I set my hygrometer to in order to dial in on my humidity levels?

 

[bam0813]

I always put mine right at the buds.I just figure that’s were it matters most

 

[SRT_designs]

So I'm drying my buds upside-down in my grow room right now. I have my buds hanging in my tent, and the tent is wide open. Outside of my tent, the humidity is 50%, but inside the tent with the hygrometer hanging next to the buds, those read at 56-60%.

I want 60% humidity. So should I base it off the meter outside the tent, or the ones next to the buds? 10% is a big difference. I guess what I'm asking is where do I set my hygrometer to in order to dial in on my humidity levels?

I’d base it off the one closest to the harvest

 

[jfarrismu]

Next to the buds is what matters. If your humidity is 50% outside and 80% inside, do you think your buds would rot?

 

[mikaroni]

Next to the buds is what matters. If your humidity is 50% outside and 80% inside, do you think your buds would rot?

I'm not sure if the buds would rot, probably at 80%, but at 7-10% higher, it could simply be the water vapors escaping. That's exactly why I am confused. If it's down to a science that 50-60% is the correct humidity for buds, then I would think that someone would know where the hygrometer should be. I have continued to search for an answer, and still I come up empty. I am starting to think that the "suggested humidity" is more of a bro science than an actual number.

 

[Lockedin]

So I'm drying my buds upside-down in my grow room right now. I have my buds hanging in my tent, and the tent is wide open. Outside of my tent, the humidity is 50%, but inside the tent with the hygrometer hanging next to the buds, those read at 56-60%.

I want 60% humidity. So should I base it off the meter outside the tent, or the ones next to the buds? 10% is a big difference. I guess what I'm asking is where do I set my hygrometer to in order to dial in on my humidity levels?

Right up in the middle of your buds.
Outside of the biomass will only tell you what level of humidity you're fighting against to dry your plants down to curing.
I move mine now & then to make sure I don't have much "dead air".
Also - I use feel much more than anything. Might not be scientific - but "dry" outside with some "give" inside = ready for jars.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

You have to drill a hole in your drying buds and insert the hygrometer.

Seriously how hard of a concept is this? Put the hygrometer in the room with the drying buds. Assuming it's somewhat near the drying flower and not in a massive warehouse it's going to be pretty close.

 

[mikaroni]

You have to drill a hole in your drying buds and insert the hygrometer.

Seriously how hard of a concept is this? Put the hygrometer in the room with the drying buds. Assuming it's somewhat near the drying flower and not in a massive warehouse it's going to be pretty close.

Again, 7-10% difference is a big difference if 50-60% is the limit. Imagine if there was an important study, where they are collecting data on the percentage of people between the ages of 50 and 60 that have heart attacks. Now make that percentage not trackable. That's the situation this is. A missing variable.

 

[twentyeight.threefive]

Again, 7-10% difference is a big difference if 50-60% is the limit. Imagine if there was an important study, where they are collecting data on the percentage of people between the ages of 50 and 60 that have heart attacks. Now make that percentage not trackable. That's the situation this is. A missing variable.

It's not only dependant on RH but also the temperature of the room. You're making this a bigger issue than it is. Why would you track the outside RH when the buds are being dried somewhere else....

 

[Lockedin]

@mikaroni - Re-reading your OP, it sounds like you're just fine.
It sounds like you're trying to be VERY accurate where, "Huh, feels ready to me." has worked for centuries.

Instead of worrying about where to place probes - get more (cheap meters) and place them where you like.

 

[SRT_designs]

How did your drying process come out?