Dry brittle budz----->>>sticky moist budz

So I hung my plants for approx 1.5 weeks. trimmed and jarred the buds in ceramic jars, but no moisture ever came back into them. They are still dry crispy buds after bieng locked up in the jars for over a week now. What should I do? I can put some fan leaves in there and remoisten them... but is that the best way? I want them to get nice and sticky and stinky again. what should I have done differently to aviod this happening in the future. I hung them until the stems snapped when bent in a 65 degree room at %65 RH, then jarred them.

take a small piece of sponge, get it wet, and squeeze it out, then stick it in your jar. You don't need a big piece and try to have it where it doesn't really touch any of the buds. Or you could take a damp rag, and put it over the lid, and screw the lid down over it. Check it regularly.

I think you hang dried it too long to start with. Next time hang it for like 5 days to a week tops.

There is no exact equation for drying and curing. Focus more on the buds instead of the stem next time. My stems are usually still a little rubbery when I start to cure.

crispy on the outside, but still kinda spongey over all. If you cut the whole plant at once, don't hang it up like that. Cut it in to individual branches.

toss a small piece of orange peel (about the size of a quarter) into the jar & reseal. Check it tomorrow, the bud will suck the moisture out of the peel & also some of the citrus smell.
Careful, its easy to over do it.
You dried too long, my stems still bend when I go to the jars.
GWN

carrots work well if ou dont want a flavor transfer

ya dont go by the stem breaking thats to long

The over-dryness is a result of it being in ceramic jars. Ceramics are basically clay, which will draw moisture from anything stored in it, like rice, sugar, flour, etc. Get them into some glass jars or bottles and maybe some remaining moisture will be drawn from inside the buds, or you may need to add some leaf matter or something else to add a bit of moisture. The same thing applies to those who dry in paper bags or shoe boxes, the cardboard or paper quickly absorbs moisture, thereby shortening the actual drying time, but the curing should be done in glass, not ceramic.

So I have a hard time believing that glazed and fired ceramic pull moisture from the buds but I will try a few things next time to experiment with that.
So what do you all use for curing?
what is the vessel of choice?
larger jars holding more or smaller jars?
Thanks for the help.

Motobomb62 said:

So I have a hard time believing that glazed and fired ceramic pull moisture from the buds but I will try a few things next time to experiment with that.
So what do you all use for curing?
what is the vessel of choice?
larger jars holding more or smaller jars?
Thanks for the help.

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Ideally something like this is the best IMO. Glass jar with a glass top and
a rubber seal. I don't think size matters here. Next best thing is Mason jars. Both work well for me. You have to open them up daily for first couple of weeks.
A piece of flour tortilla works for remoistening (corn tortilla probably works but I've neverv tried it).