Justforme11
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i like this, but it made me realize I need to grow more weed! Mine will never last six months past harvest! LolNot that anybody gives a shit but here are my observations over many years of growing, drying, and smoking weed. I use a standard7-10 days of air drying, then bottle up and slowly take it down to 62ish%. Lots of exceptions to my generalizations, but generally:
I don't think any dry or cure method increases potency from the time it was harvested. Potency can be degraded, but not improved upon.
Some strains perfectly dried treated just always taste and smell kinda funky, but it can be kick ass weed.
Sample buds cut off a plant and quick dried in a couple hours will get you as high as a full long cure but it is usually harsh and unpleasant tasting.
Buds air dried and jarred, often initially smell grassy in the jar. But smell wonderful once ground up for smoke.
The longer they are jarred up, the better they smell in the jar, and the smoother the smoke gets.
If you take care not to manhandle the buds and treat them gently in the jar, they often do not have that strain's characteristic smell, or a very potent smell. You want to impress someone roll them around a bit and stick them in your pocket in a baggie. Crush some trics and the smell comes out.
I baby my buds and only rate aroma after it's been ground. Mine sometimes smells "just OK" in the jar, but super aromatic the second it is ground.
At about 6 months it's as good as it gets as far as jar smell, smoothness and taste/aroma.
Anyway these are just my general observations.
Just Me