growglencoco
Well-Known Member
I have my first 2 grows/harvests under my belt and I feel like I'm starting to get it down. However, no matter what I do I can not extend the drying period longer than 7 days. I have a small spare bedroom (around 10x10) set up with a humidifier/dehumidifier on a controller, and a portable AC unit. I am able to keep temps and humidity on average 60/60 with some fluctuations. I hang the whole plant if possible, sometimes splitting it into 2 large sections if needed, and trim off around half the fans. My last harvest was staggered so I got to hang 3 different strains at different times:
1. Smallest plant, was able to hang whole. Trimmed on day 6 and RH hit 62-64 in jars.
2. Largest plant, had to split into 2 and started trimming on day 5 finishing on day 6. Maybe could of gone slightly longer but still hit jars never really going over 65RH.
3. 4x4 scrog, 2 plants, both cut in half for 4 large sections. I tried to let this go longer and trimmed on days 7-9. The later days came out very dry and had I to re hydrate half of it.
I might not be growing the biggest buds which could be part of it, but most of the videos I watch and posts I read have people cutting down small branches or even wet trimming and still hanging for 10-14 days. So something doesn't seem right here. The only thing I can think of is I might have too much airflow from the portable AC being in a small room. I did hang some sheets up to block airflow to the plants for the last harvest. Doesn't seem like it helped and I don't want to go too extreme with this.
Any advice or anything else you guys recommend I try? Maybe try to sweat the buds for a few days or give tent drying a try? Should I just roll with my 6-7 day method?
1. Smallest plant, was able to hang whole. Trimmed on day 6 and RH hit 62-64 in jars.
2. Largest plant, had to split into 2 and started trimming on day 5 finishing on day 6. Maybe could of gone slightly longer but still hit jars never really going over 65RH.
3. 4x4 scrog, 2 plants, both cut in half for 4 large sections. I tried to let this go longer and trimmed on days 7-9. The later days came out very dry and had I to re hydrate half of it.
I might not be growing the biggest buds which could be part of it, but most of the videos I watch and posts I read have people cutting down small branches or even wet trimming and still hanging for 10-14 days. So something doesn't seem right here. The only thing I can think of is I might have too much airflow from the portable AC being in a small room. I did hang some sheets up to block airflow to the plants for the last harvest. Doesn't seem like it helped and I don't want to go too extreme with this.
Any advice or anything else you guys recommend I try? Maybe try to sweat the buds for a few days or give tent drying a try? Should I just roll with my 6-7 day method?
