Its actually a combo of both as you have to get a good dry without overdrying or under drying then when at the correct point of the dry you go to the cure which should be at least a month but longer is better. The smoke gets better with aging. The grassy smell shouldnt be there when dried right but can come back some when curing the first coupe days. If you jar the buds and the next day open the jar and buds are soft and moist again you didnt dry enough and need to take out or leave jars open another day and restart the cure.