I've been snipping popcorn buds to test in the last couple weeks and def taste a difference with ones that were more mature and dried slower. Vets say 10 days or more for a quality slow dry, that is achieved by keeping buds on stems, the more in tact the longer dry and better result. The main variable would be wet or dry trimming of sugar leaves; but yes buds kept on stems and stems kept on branches. Can hang a whole plant in low humidity situations. Should be good with curing and burping though. Enjoy!