trimming dry is superior in my book

[5150]

Does a growers humidity in his area effect how easy it is to trim? I see in this thread how some said it was fast and some said it was hard. I live in area that about 80% to 90% humidity in Oct. My leafs do not dry out fast and wrape/curl around the bud. This makes it really hard to trim IMO. When you do cut the leafs you have to pull it of the bud in my case. Nothing just falls off like when wet.

I was thinking you growers in low humidity areas may be drying the leafs faster that say hi humidity area.

Does my question have any merrit? Perhaps this explains the easy and hard posters in this thread.

Also is hi humidity areas it takes forever to dry as it is.

 

[cannabineer]

I'm in a very dry area. Then again, I'm intrigued by poplars' claim of a technique. Trouble is, as a loner (doubly so in re weed), I don't have any opportunities to watch this technique. cn

 

[KushXOJ]

I start off by removing fan leaves on all the branches I'm gonna trim then I remove all the smaller fan leaves that barely have trichs makes it easier to run the scissors along the bud and get behind the curled sugar leaves. As you can see in the pic I posted I leave some of the smaller frosty sugar leaves. It's all about patience and having a technique .

If you don't its gonna take waaaaaay longer than it should to trim

 

[budlover13]

I definitely prefer trimming dry...i harvested last Sunday morning and i trimmed a few branches wet to compare...heres what i learned

-Definitely lose some smell trimming wet
-its harder to get into and under buds to remove trim leaves when wet. Once the buds shrink they're a lot easier to see and cut off the whole trim leave cleanly
-it slowed my dry significantly...i still have plenty large branches drying that need at least a few more days
-smaller branches dried in about 6 days to 69% RH in jar...gonna burp for a few days and they should stabilize at ~65% for a nice cure
-trimming dry right before jarring preserved ALOT of smell...the branches i trimmed wet still dont reak but im hoping it comes back by curing...i just trimmed and jarred a large branch to spot check for jar readiness that smelled up a large garage in a few minutes (given the RH was a little higher ~72% and needs to dry about 1 more day out of jar)
-trimming dry saved me alot of time as i was able to trim in sections as opposed to all at once

Just my experience and thought id share...i have the two small and two of the large jars in my pics at 62-65% RH and curing.. the fifth one is at 69%RH and just needs to be burped...

Anyone experience something similar? And thanks to all those who recommended i hang my plants whole (or as whole as possible) and trim dry..and to simonD for his cure method...once again this is just my experience and how i will do it for future grows

i've found it far easier and more smelly too.

 

[poplars]

I'm in a very dry area. Then again, I'm intrigued by poplars' claim of a technique. Trouble is, as a loner (doubly so in re weed), I don't have any opportunities to watch this technique. cn

ahh. . . maybe I should take a video or something....


I use surgeon scissors to trim my bud, and I MOSTLY use the very TIP of the scissors to trim most of the bud leafs so I can get in there very percise to cut the base of the leaves without cutting the bud.

I'll post a pic of what my bud looks like when trimmed dry with sharp surgeon scissors, and this bud is foxtailed.



to the response above that, talking about humidity making the leaves curl over the buds, I find that the same thing happens in low humidity, just faster. cheeers.

 

[poplars]

here's a couple pics of some dry trimmed desert valley kush (my own strain, I'm considering renaming it since it doesn't seem to have the stoney-punch of a kush, still great relaxing daytime smoke as far as I can tell.)




as kushoj said, you remove the big fan leaves first to gain access to the smaller ones... I also will break down huge buds into budlets and make sure to leave little stem 'handles' so i can manipulate the bud by the stem (as I did in the pics above) instead of trimming holding on to the bud.

as you can see in the second pic, I leave a pretty large stem before I break down the bud into nuglets. I'll leave the top 60% of that bud whole, the bottom parts will get removed from the stem.

 

[indcolts77]

I believe its all up to preference and purpose of your bud... im not selling a nickelsack of my shit bc everyone i smoke with has their 215 recs and/or grows...im not very picky about how its trimmed either as i am gonna smoke all of it with my dad and bros.

That being said, i think Kush n Oj proved that you can get a med quality trim trimming dry...i hang it upside down and spiral down the bud using very pointy shears that i can really utilize to get in the crevices as well...i just really noticed a smell difference and i don't mind having semi leafy buds lol

 

[SFguy]

Are you left handed ?
I start from the top and spiral down the bud

yes i am left handed... lol very intuitive of you....lol

haha must be I'm left handed and I start from the bottom and spiral up... :O


btw I am a big fan of trimming dry

alas we are the only ones in our right minds... been a big fan of your journals watched some of your outdoor last year man you do good work

here's a couple pics of some dry trimmed desert valley kush (my own strain, I'm considering renaming it since it doesn't seem to have the stoney-punch of a kush, still great relaxing daytime smoke as far as I can tell.)




as kushoj said, you remove the big fan leaves first to gain access to the smaller ones... I also will break down huge buds into budlets and make sure to leave little stem 'handles' so i can manipulate the bud by the stem (as I did in the pics above) instead of trimming holding on to the bud.

as you can see in the second pic, I leave a pretty large stem before I break down the bud into nuglets. I'll leave the top 60% of that bud whole, the bottom parts will get removed from the stem.

i work it almost the exact same way gotta have a method otherwise its all just a clusterfuck

 

[poplars]

yes i am left handed... lol very intuitive of you....lol



alas we are the only ones in our right minds... been a big fan of your journals watched some of your outdoor last year man you do good work



i work it almost the exact same way gotta have a method otherwise its all just a clusterfuck

thanks man I greatly appreciate it. they do say left handers are smarter than the rest of the population on average, never know.

 

[Dyna Ryda]

thanks man I greatly appreciate it. they do say left handers are smarter than the rest of the population on average, never know.

Bullshit! U guys are the devil. Haha, just fucking around.

I perfer to dry trim also. This year I hung some of my plants whole, with all the leaf's. It took them 2 weeks to dry, but when I trimmed all the smell was there.

 

[gioua]

thanks man I greatly appreciate it. they do say left handers are smarter than the rest of the population on average, never know.

no... lefty's are freaks.. and they like to see another lefty and make a large deal outta it..

(there is some merit to the left hand theory... but realistically it's the right side if your brain making the decisions for the left...) so rightys for the win..

 

[poplars]

no... lefty's are freaks.. and they like to see another lefty and make a large deal outta it..

(there is some merit to the left hand theory... but realistically it's the right side if your brain making the decisions for the left...) so rightys for the win..

and righties are left brained; oh the irony

 

[SFguy]

no... lefty's are freaks.. and they like to see another lefty and make a large deal outta it..

(there is some merit to the left hand theory... but realistically it's the right side if your brain making the decisions for the left...) so rightys for the win..

i have a left hook that alot of rightys dont see comin... sooo lefties for the win...

 

[gioua]

and righties are left brained; oh the irony

some............. here would never have gotten that had you not said anything... we call them lefties.. LOL

 

[poplars]

some............. here would never have gotten that had you not said anything... we call them lefties.. LOL

double irony hah

 

[fg2020]

Dry trimming is a mess. I'll never do it again if I can avoid it. Unless you need high precision - like for a dispensary - I think it a waste of effort. If you are just trimming for friends, and the genetics are there, they won't give a shit about precision.

Wet trim: Lop off all fan leaves. Cut all other leaves at least to the point where the trichomes get heavy. Be sure to at least cut off all the leaf points so it is clear that the plant has had at least some kind of trimming. Hang to dry. When sufficiently dry, paper bag it, to be followed by plastic bags a few days later. Done.

I find smell dissipation to be almost entirely a function of genetics.

 

[poplars]

Dry trimming is a mess. I'll never do it again if I can avoid it. Unless you need high precision - like for a dispensary - I think it a waste of effort. If you are just trimming for friends, and the genetics are there, they won't give a shit about precision.

Wet trim: Lop off all fan leaves. Cut all other leaves at least to the point where the trichomes get heavy. Be sure to at least cut off all the leaf points so it is clear that the plant has had at least some kind of trimming. Hang to dry. When sufficiently dry, paper bag it, to be followed by plastic bags a few days later. Done.

I find smell dissipation to be almost entirely a function of genetics.

from experience, you get better flavor by leaving the leaves on during the drying process and keeping the plant as 'whole' as possible for a slow dry, which starts the curing process as it is drying. by the time it is dry and smokeable you can take a bud off the stem and smoke it and it will taste good, it will taste even better in 2-3 weeks in jars.

dry trimming is not a mess, thousands of growers here in nor cal depend on dry trimming to get their harvests processed, and connoisseur growers over time realize the atvantages to dry trimming over wet such as not damaging the bud, the slow dry (which cures as it dries).

the only atvantage to wet trimming imo is to hash makers , who want the fresh trim for making the highest grade bubble.

 

[fg2020]

If you are a large-scale outdoor commercial grower, then wet trimming is not really an option due to the quantity involved. For the small timer, it is a hell of a lot easier and faster to remove fan leaves and leaf points when the plant is wet and all the leaves are sticking out.

Can you taste the difference between a 2008 Malbec and a 2009 Malbec? Possibly, but they would both taste damn good to me. That's why I don't worry about the finer points of "curing". And actually, that's not the best analogy because aging can make a significant difference in alcohol. Heat, light, oxygen and time all add up to reduced potency in weed. Get it out the door.

 

[poplars]

If you are a large-scale outdoor commercial grower, then wet trimming is not really an option due to the quantity involved. For the small timer, it is a hell of a lot easier and faster to remove fan leaves and leaf points when the plant is wet and all the leaves are sticking out.

Can you taste the difference between a 2008 Malbec and a 2009 Malbec? Possibly, but they would both taste damn good to me. That's why I don't worry about the finer points of "curing". And actually, that's not the best analogy because aging can make a significant difference in alcohol. Heat, light, oxygen and time all add up to reduced potency in weed. Get it out the door.

gonna have to agree to disagree, sorry.

 

[fg2020]

gonna have to agree to disagree, sorry.

That's fine, this is one area where everybody can try different methods at little to no cost and determine what best suits their situation...and tastes.