Have you ever smelt fresh harvested plant before? Might sound rhetorical but it smells like fresh harvested plant haha i have no clue how to describe it other than it can be very musky(wet dog) and sometimes even a bitter hint, but my Chocolope had such a strong skunk aroma that i barely smelt the usual fresh aromas. Unless you have an experienced super-sniffer like Guster Burton it's tough to tell pick out the smell at times especially if your bud has a very powerful aroma to begin with.
Hang the plant in the dark with a fan blowing around the plant but not directly on the plant so it doesn't speed dry. Depending on the plant it could take 5-10 days to hang dry and leave it hanging until the stem is very dry but not quite so dry that it snaps, the outside of the bud might have just started getting pretty dry but the inside stems and such still retain moisture. It comes down to preference after you have more cycles and harvest you'll find out what works best for you.
Hope all goes well man!