If your a newb... then maybe you shouldn't contradict a statement made by someone that has been growing for years, drying and curing for years. Sorry I left out that after you put the herb into mason jars, you let it sit for 4-6 days before openning it at all. And that is called curing Kludge, because all curing is, is slowing down the drying process to allow moisture to distribute itself evenly throughout the buds before opening the lid and releasing the moisture that has been kept in there (hence shaking the jar a half an hour before opening it, helps ensure that the moisture is evenly distributed), and doing it repeatedly is what makes it curing. You do the same thing with basket materials if you wanted to weave baskets.
The drying process is when you hang the buds or lay them down somewhere that has decent temperatures, low humidity and low light. Keeping a constant flow of fresh air to pull the moisture away as it seeps out of the buds is drying. There is no even distribution of moisture, no redistribution of the moisture, it all goes out and doesn't stick around. Another part of the curing process, is ensuring that the THC gets properly treated in order to keep it inside the buds chemically the way you want it. That is a lot more technical, but I could explain it if you guys really wanted me too... Im just lazy tired right now...
.... but yeah... 65-70 degrees for the first couple days drying... then 70-75... I keep my dry room temp at a constant 70 degree temp with 37-42% humidity (humidity depends on the amount of days it has been drying, I try to keep it a little lower like 37% the first two days, and let it stay at about 40-42% the rest of the dry....
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