I hang them in a closed closet, I just cut off the branches and hang those, thinking it would slow the drying. After 2 days the outside is crispy and leaves shrunk into the buds for the most part. I then take the branches and put them inn a rolled up paper grocery bag and put in a drawer, opening up every day to rearrange. Within a few days things are almost too dry and crispy, I then cut off the buds and jar. With my latest batch the actual buds have a little spring to them, stems will crack in half easily. I've only aired them out every 3 or so days, I empty the jars out onto cardboard and spread them out, then rejar after 10 or so minutes.
I'm thinking there's little to no curing that can be done at this point But I'll see if they change at all in the next week. I realize you can't make buds compact after the fact (although these are pretty dense) but am looking for a similar 'hard' consistency as commercially purchased buds.
Aside from buying equipment I won't use that often for humidity, in the end I need to find a slower way to dry. Nor Cal here
