BudHawkins420
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is curing a personal choice? or a must do kind of thing when harvesting? is it possible just to dry your buds then blaze them? or do you gotta cure them first? is curing just for having better quality smoke?
This is from another thread..: [FONT="]Place your herb in a brown paper bag (never plastic!) somewhere dark and leaving it for ~14-21 days if not longer. The dark stops photosynthesis, and the paper, which is pourus, prevents the humidity from getting too high causing mold concerns. Check on your herb occasionally to see how the cure is going and to turn/move the buds, allowing even drying. I've had herb cured this way that stayed in the cure process for over a month, and was phenominal, while dried herb from the same plant, ready after only 5 days, was mediocre, producing a harsher, greener tasting smoke.yeah i feel you..i have the buds drying right now, but i had another question...im drying my buds in a brown paper bag, because i live with my parents so its kind not possible to hang them to dry..is it fine to dry my buds in paper bags? and then once there dry.throw them in the jar to cure them?
To much in the bag kid. Stack about 3-4 inches high per bag. You want it to dry evenly. You can even double bag it to slow the drying process down. slow without mold is the key.Thanks alot henry style...i got a 1 bag thats filled to the top with buds so i think im going to break it up into 2 or 3 other bags so all of it gets dried evenly..and i have another bag with a different type of bud drying..its in my closet so its dark..i think patience is the key here if you said 14-21 days because i want phenomenal bud and this bud has the potential for it because its dank already
nice info kid!ideally you should dry your buds by hanging them or placing them on a drying screen in a dark area with good air circualtion for several days (time depends on conditions), then move them to a brown paper bag for 5-7 days to continue the drying process along. The paper bag allows the buds the dry more evenly by redistributing the moisture in them. It also (along with step one, drying in a dark area) stops the production of sugars and starches, this is what makes your buds tasted like hay, grass, leaves, or whatever. Once the buds are evenly dry, again the amount of time depends on the conditions in your area, move them to mason jars to cure properly for at least two weeks. Curing in the jars will bring back the dank smell, even out the coloring, bring out the trichs more, make the buds smoke smooother, taste and smell better.