drying issues???

hi guys..

if you quik dry a plant by cutting its stem and drying it under a 6oow bulb for a day or 2....does it reduce yeild? or just dry it faster?

thanks

Never put that by or under a HID light,touching can cause you HID to grenade and just having it under there kills potency and thc since thats what light and heat does.
I have a 400/600w bat wing i just sit it on my hood in some aluminum foil and depending on how hot the light is it should dry with-in a few hours.My hood was just cool to the touch now it's hot and i have some bud on there now.Want a quicker way? Put your micro-wave on 40% power and find a plastic container with a lid,Put a paper towel in the container,put the bud(s) in the container,wet another paper towel and wring it out,place wet paper towel on top of bowl,then put the lid on leaving one corner open and micro-wave for 30sec-2 minutes,then take lid off and let any steam or heat out,if the lower paper towel is wet replace it,make sure the top paper towel is still moist when you put the bud back in the micro-wave,repeat until bud is to a dry consistency you like.I don't recommend going over 2 minutes,you should try 30 seconds first.You will retain 80-90%
potency from these buds,i don't too much like the hood drying but it's less work.Remember 40% power level or you will cook you buds.

thanks...but im thinkin of the whole plant

what im trying to understand is if it dried for a week with a fan or other method...would the end result weigh the same as if id put it on the tent floor for 2 days?

thanks

quick drying decreases a lot of potency, do nt leave your drying plant on the floor it will probably mold, keep it hanging up in darkness with light airflow round the tent

quick drying only ruins the quality of your product and essentially u will lose more weight, when u dry in proper conditions you almost always leave a small percentage of moisture in the bud and that helps with curing the end product for a better smoke, if quick dried the chloraphil doest die off leaving a nasty taste and it smells like grass/hay. i only ever quick dry samples to test for potenancy in the final weeks of flower. why spend months of time and effort growing a plant just to ruin it for the sake of a week.

AMCHEESIER said:

quick drying only ruins the quality of your product and essentially u will lose more weight, when u dry in proper conditions you almost always leave a small percentage of moisture in the bud and that helps with curing the end product for a better smoke, if quick dried the chloraphil doest die off leaving a nasty taste and it smells like grass/hay. i only ever quick dry samples to test for potenancy in the final weeks of flower. why spend months of time and effort growing a plant just to ruin it for the sake of a week.

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One good reason is if your running out, it's sure cheaper to quick dry some bud than pay street prices; at least here anyways.

regards,

take your time.. it took you a couple months to get to where you are, why skimp on a week or two worth of drying??