Why Cure?

Ive always loved to cure my bud but what does it really do. make it stronger? can you cure too long?

as for potency, not much. as for taste and smell, wonders. And no, u cant really cure too long. THC does start degrading after a while, whether its curing or not. for me, its always smoked well before that point lol

hgkdehs said:

as for potency, not much. as for taste and smell, wonders. And no, u cant really cure too long. THC does start degrading after a while, whether its curing or not. for me, its always smoked well before that point lol

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i agree wtih this... take a bud that has only been dried, and give it a good smell.. then take a bud that has atleast i'd say 18 days to 3 weeks cure on it, and there really is no comparison at all.. it's no contest.. the cured bud will have a much much more pronounced smell and taste to it then the dried only bud..
i know i grew some chocolate rains from sannies a few grows back, and the buds had hardly any stink to them in flower, but once they got a few weeks cure on them, omg, i couldn't believe at how stunky those buds got.. it really was like night and day.. after three or more weeks, the smell and taste of the buds was ten fold from what it was from just the dried buds.. i wouldn't have believed it if i hadn't of seen it myself, but i did and now believe that a proper cure is one of the most important parts of the entire grow no doubt..

The curing makes your bud burn nicer in a joint if you're a smoker (i vape, which by the way is the way to go if you really want to taste the wonders of curing).
And as mentioned above - taste and smell just explodes in those jars.

However, you CAN overcure your bud. It'll become dry and brittle if overcured (this usually occurs when well cured bud is stored in mason jars at 1/2 or less capacity). Well cured bud can be stored at 3/4 capacity or more to be simply maintained.

racerboy71 said:

i now believe that a proper cure is one of the most important parts of the entire grow no doubt..

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I TOTALLY agree with Racerboy... its like Night & Day.... ITS A MUST!!!

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Dominathan said:

However, you CAN overcure your bud. It'll become dry and brittle if overcured (this usually occurs when well cured bud is stored in mason jars at 1/2 or less capacity). Well cured bud can be stored at 3/4 capacity or more to be simply maintained.

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That just means the humidity isn't right. Dry air = dry buds.