I've never cured bud myself but done plenty of study on the matter. Anyone correct me if im wrong but the idea is to cut them down and hang the buds upside down in a nice dry dark place until it gets dryer on the outside but still kinda bendy at the stem...but not too moist. Once you are done there cut the buds down to size and toss them in some mason jars with the hermetic sealed lid. Open them once a day or so for about 30 minutes and put the lid back on. Buds will be stellar after a month, the longer they cure, the better they get. I heard Arjan (the breeder at greenhouse seeds) say that they were using the jar method and letting this certain crop go 5 months in cure, just to get it ready for the Cannabis Cup =)