whats the best way to dry

krazifox said:

i have a friend coming over from far away in about 4 days who really wants to try my plants. as of a couple days ago; both plant have all the hairs orange and ready to hang dry. they are both only about 2 feet in height (small grow room, they ended up a little smaller then i wanted but it is my first grow and they look/smell incredible). this last tues night i dug them up (with as many roots as i could get) and hung them upside down and wrapped a news paper around each one. (the bottom of the paper is open ((to allow air flow)), kind of made the news papers into a funnel-like thing around them ((the top being a little tighter at the roots and then opening up at the top of the plant))) and pointed a small fan facing up at them. right now they are in a closet with two dark green blankets over the closet door so no light gets in and im about to put a box fan blowing air out of the closet (or in the closet if that would be better). I want to have them done by the time my friend comes, (this sunday) which gives the plants about 4 full days of being hung. ill probably only take one plant to smoke for us and cure the other one. any hints/tips to make them taste/smell/smoke/etc better before my friend comes?

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Lucky for you!!..there is a way. Water curing. It normally takes 6-10 days to do right, but listen up and you can get some smoke. Take all the bud you need and place it in containers filled with water (the cleaner - the better, the bigger the surface of the water - the better). Keep the buds underwater for 2-3 days and start drawing out the amounts you will need in 1-2 days(1 is good for smal bud). Start with your smaller and fluffier bud (as it will be curing faster in there, also it will dry faster when hang). Also keep in mind that this is to be done somewere dark and that the water needs to be changed every 12-24 hours. Carefull when you change the water No thc or other goodiesis going to be drawn out the bud, BUT if you are reckless you could loose a few trich's. Place the buds in the water gently.. be a gentleman. You can extract all your bud within 6-10 days (the bigger the longer) and have TOP ASS BUD. It doesn't look as good as air dried but its just as potent and even more potent(it kind of shrinks but you loose no potency, meaning that 1gram of water dried=2grams of air dried bud when it comes down to THC).

p.s. just in case you ask, no its not to late to turn to water curing it may even work in advantage and speed the process. Just remember to pull out your first batch smaller bud 24hours before you want to smoke it. While you are smoking your batch, get tomorrow's batch ready also.


Peace

When you draw your bud just hang it in the air as you where doing when air drying it before the jar process. It will be all wet at first but as its lost all this useless weight (cloro, tar, non psychoactive chemicals e.t.c.) it will really be dry before you now it.

good thread man old but informative im sub'd