it is best to hang your plant upside down, if you keep a large amount of the leaves on will allow for a slower dry, if you trim then dry it will be a little bit less time. what i do is give a decent trim basically just large fan leaves, then i hang dry until stems "snap". Some of the smaller branches with smaller nugs obviously will be done drying earlier than the top colas. After a good "snap" i place in jars about 3/4 full and open twice a day for 5 - 10 minutes. after about a week tighten jar and leave for 5 weeks. it is ok to smoke any time after that first week, but best flavor comes after the full cure