Perfect time to start curing?

How do you tell when to start curing? Ive only done it one time successfully but this time my buds are a tad bit bigger. Do you still do the bend/crack trick on the stems for the huge colas?

I squeeze the bud with my thumb and if the thumb print stays indented then it is too early. If the thumb print bounces back out some then I toss em in the jars.

no the stems shouldnt snap only the small ones should and the large ones should juuuuust be brittle on the very outside....as soon as my shit is barely dry maybe 2-3 days of drying i jar them...no harm in jarring early as long as you watch em good and dont get mold however ther is harm in doing it too late. dont cure in time and your buds dry too much and you miss your chance to cure or dont get a full cure!!!

How long does it take for mold to accumulate in the jar?

3waygreatness said:

How long does it take for mold to accumulate in the jar?

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If you dry the bud correctly then it shouldn't mold at all.

I dry for like 7 days....idk how you can get it done in 2-3 days. If I dried buds for 3 days and then jarred em, i'd get mold pretty quick

i find new growers are more likely to over dry than under dry so i feel its better to dry for only 3 or so days with a indirect fan and then watch the jars closer opening them when necesary then to dry for 7 days and have actually let it get too dry at which point you can no longer cure properly...if his buds are airy or the airflow where he is drying is high 3 days can return a dryness someone else may take 7 to get but 3 never hurts either way its dry on the outside by then and ive never gotten mold...in fact i think its quite a task to accidentally have let your bud mold

You can never put buds in jars too soon, you can only keep them closed too long creating an optimal environment for mold, or you dry them too far before jarring and they never actually cure. People always want a "how long is long enough", but the real answer is how much humidity is left in the bud. Your goal is to have 55-60% RH INSIDE the JAR after having shut the jar tight and left for a number of hours. I've had buds go into jars anywhere from 60-80% RH and just made sure that I monitored their RH levels until they were under 60, they are then sealed for curing.

We use an auto-curing system where each jar has its own hygrometer (humidity meter). Air is forced on a time schedule through the jar and clears out the built up humidity in the jar and slowly removes the humidity from the bud. Once it reaches it's optimal RH (55-60), we seal 'em up and they are now curing indefinitely.

Bottom line, 55-60% RH in your jar is the goal, this will allow your buds to continue to cure. If you are below 55% RH there is not enough water for the buds to cure and the chlorophyl be completely removed.

yea I feel ya it can take from 5-7 days at least to get it evenly dry never heard of 3 unless dat shit is fast dryed

haha no it isnt "fast dryed" the guy above you just explained my method in even more detail than i did.....ill try again since your "ghetto" it might be hard for you to understand...jarring it early would mean its actually less dry so idk why your saying quick dried because it isnt dry yet and had i quick dried the bud there would be no point to put it in a jar anyway as you cant re-cure fully dried pot!! it goes in the jars damp inside and the jars are opened for air exchange when necesary to allow for a slow and proper cure..not the perfected way because i dont have a hygrometer but the safe way to make sure you dont over dry your pot and ruin your one shot at a good cure!

Dubdeuce said:

We use an auto-curing system where each jar has its own hygrometer (humidity meter). Air is forced on a time schedule through the jar and clears out the built up humidity in the jar and slowly removes the humidity from the bud. Once it reaches it's optimal RH (55-60), we seal 'em up and they are now curing indefinitely.

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Wow. That's very cool.

Simon

Seems for me, I usually dry on my racks for about 7-10 days, then into the jars they go.