RH in jar at 63% - leave closed?

Ryante55 said:
Try waiting till the leaves are crispy enough to flake off with your hands I trim almost all my nug without scissors I used to trim wet till I figured that out
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Exactly what I do. It's so easy. Its like opening up a candy wrapper to a danky, crystally, wonderful surprise.
 
Man, you guys are making me consider trying it. I hope this isn't BS, because my current trimming/curing process is working great. But who doesn't want more smell. My only concern would be handling dry bud and knocking trichs off.
 
I can see drying with the leaves on helping slow the dry process. The length of the drying process is what I've noticed makes the biggest difference in smell potency. (all growing being equal)

Do you guys that now dry trim, notice a longer drying time than when you trimmed wet?
 
Douglas.Curtis said:
I can see drying with the leaves on helping slow the dry process. The length of the drying process is what I've noticed makes the biggest difference in smell potency. (all growing being equal)

Do you guys that now dry trim, notice a longer drying time than when you trimmed wet?
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I pull all the fan leaves off that don't have trics at least an inch up the leaf while it's wet. the rest I wait till it's dry enough to flake off the last 2 batches I harvested took 5 and 7 days to dry enough to do that I then put it in either jars with boveda 62 or if I feel the stems are still a little wet I'll throw it in a paper bag for a couple days. As far as losing trics from dry trimming just do everything over a trim bin and you will have some awesome full melt kief its my favorite part of growing
 
Ryante55 said:
I pull all the fan leaves off that don't have trics at least an inch up the leaf while it's wet. the rest I wait till it's dry enough to flake off the last 2 batches I harvested took 5 and 7 days to dry enough to do that I then put it in either jars with boveda 62 or if I feel the stems are still a little wet I'll throw it in a paper bag for a couple days. As far as losing trics from dry trimming just do everything over a trim bin and you will have some awesome full melt kief its my favorite part of growing
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Sorry I'm stoned that was a really complicated way to answer your question. It takes maybe a day longer to dry
 
yosim said:
hi
have all my weed in sealed jars - hygrometer inside reads 63% so should i just leave them sealed for a few days and then open?
the weed smell still isnt there yet, smells like hay kinda, stems are quite stiff but not cracking
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at 63rh u should still be opening ur jars every day...the dank smell will come back
 
Appreciate the feedback.

Do any of you who dry trim, have drying environments where the humidity and temperature are controlled?
 
checking my jars every day - down to 61% now

at what stage will i get an accurate weight total, around 50% ??
 
The hay smell is the natural decomposition of chlorophyll, it happen whether you dry trim or wet trim. The difference is a wet trim exposes more of the internal pathways to oxygen for faster oxidation instead of relying on the natural processes of oxidation through stomata's which happens at a much slower rate.
 
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Dan Drews said:
The most likely reason for 'hay' smell is because it was harvested too early. If you harvest ON TIME, you won't have a 'hay' smell regardless of whether you trim dry or wet.
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On time is a matter of preference of the individual grower.
Seriously, none of us take our plants to their true finishing time. We harvest for the affects we desire.
 
jarvild said:
On time is a matter of preference of the individual grower.
Seriously, none of us take our plants to their true finishing time. We harvest for the affects we desire.
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..No, you should probably harvest when the plant is at its peak. Mostly cloudy trics, 10-15% amber. That is pretty much its full potential, which is when it should be harvested. Although, the more amber, the more couch-locky. The more cloudy, the more heady.
 
Olive Drab Green said:
..No, you should probably harvest when the plant is at its peak. Mostly cloudy trics, 10-15% amber. That is pretty much its full potential, which is when it should be harvested. Although, the more amber, the more couch-locky. The more cloudy, the more heady.
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And when you harvest below 5%, you're cutting the efficacy time short. Ever have cannabis that only lasted 45 minutes? Harvested way too early. I cut most everything at 5%, can't stand CBN and sleeping through life. :)
 
You're missing the point here, just because our trichromes are done doesn't mean the plant is done. I,m not arguing that you shouldn't try to harvest at it's peak trichrome stage but the plant will continue to grow way past that stage. It may be past it's peak production but if un pollinated will continue to throw flowers ( and maybe a few nanners).
 
jarvild said:
You're missing the point here, just because our trichromes are done doesn't mean the plant is done. I,m not arguing that you shouldn't try to harvest at it's peak trichrome stage but the plant will continue to grow way past that stage. It may be past it's peak production but if un pollinated will continue to throw flowers ( and maybe a few nanners).
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Well, yeah, if you let the plant "finish" or "get done," it will die. That's what plants do when you let them live a full life cycle. We harvest them at peak because if we don't, they're no longer useful to us by a certain point. They don't grow flowers indefinitely.
 
Douglas.Curtis said:
And when you harvest below 5%, you're cutting the efficacy time short. Ever have cannabis that only lasted 45 minutes? Harvested way too early. I cut most everything at 5%, can't stand CBN and sleeping through life. :)
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Yes, I have people growing my strains that harvest at 42-45 days, whereas i take them to 63 days.
 
Olive Drab Green said:
Well, yeah, if you let the plant "finish" or "get done," it will die. That's what plants do when you let them live a full life cycle. We harvest them at peak because if we don't, they're no longer useful to us by a certain point. They don't grow flowers indefinitely.
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What about re-vegging? And yes they will continue to throw flowers as long as the climate and nutrients are available for growth. First thing is these plants sole reason for living is for reproduction.
 
jarvild said:
You're missing the point here, just because our trichromes are done doesn't mean the plant is done. I,m not arguing that you shouldn't try to harvest at it's peak trichrome stage but the plant will continue to grow way past that stage. It may be past it's peak production but if un pollinated will continue to throw flowers ( and maybe a few nanners).
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WE, meaning cannabis smokers and users, don't care when the PLANT is done. We care when thc and other cannabinods have reached peak production. Once that point is reached they begin to break down and ruin the high/stone/efficacy.

So, like I said... harvest between 5-15% amber.
 
jarvild said:
You're missing the point here, just because our trichromes are done doesn't mean the plant is done. I,m not arguing that you shouldn't try to harvest at it's peak trichrome stage but the plant will continue to grow way past that stage. It may be past it's peak production but if un pollinated will continue to throw flowers ( and maybe a few nanners).
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Quality over quantity? Uh, some of us are going for the medical properties of the plant, not couch lock I need to sleep every time I smoke this.


Douglas.Curtis said:
WE, meaning cannabis smokers and users, don't care when the PLANT is done.
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Agreed heads will want whatever you show them as long as it looks decent. Local reggie market? You could pull 35day olds and they would fly out the door. #Theory

jarvild said:
What about re-vegging?
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I have done revegs, after 43 days chances drop you will get it rooted but it will in some cases. Takes about 3 weeks to get it turned around too.

jarvild said:
Yes, I have people growing my strains that harvest at 42-45 days, whereas i take them to 63 days.
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Green Crack cross or something?
 
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