Will this be ok or should i break them up. First time drying

Just chopped tonight and starting to dry. Can I leave them as full plants like this or should I break them up to dry evenly? Cheers

Depends on your RH if below 60 leave it whole if above I would break it up a bit.

I hang whole plants in my unused bathroom shower. I like to take the large fan leaves off, but leave the rest. A small fan for air circulation and I always have very good results.

I would remove the fan leaves as previously suggested unless you are in a dry environment. If your rh is below 50 perhaps leave them on, but it will help open up some air flow. A fan not blowing directly on the plants but just moving the air will help as well.

thumper60 said:

Depends on your RH if below 60 leave it whole if above I would break it up a bit.

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I have a humidifier, dehumidifier and a heater so I can control the environment pretty well. Currently set to 16C (60F) and 58RH.
So i should be good yeah? Maybe pluck some of the larger fan leaves like others have suggested?
Thanks for taking the time to reply

Hook Daddy said:

I would remove the fan leaves as previously suggested unless you are in a dry environment. If your rh is below 50 perhaps leave them on, but it will help open up some air flow. A fan not blowing directly on the plants but just moving the air will help as well.

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Thanks for replying!
Man...
Some say don't use small fans and just use the inline fan set to a low setting to move stagnant air if I'm trying to slow dry over 2 weeks.
Some swear by having fans on low pointed away from the plants to move the air.
I literally just turned off my 2 ac infinity fans because I read it can create pockets of humidity and cause uneven drying... hahahaha
This whole growing thing hurts my brain in a good way hahaha

Bonus photo of the girls just before chop.

You can it depends on the enviorment.but you will most definitly get better results with broken up in branches

two6five said:

Thanks for replying!
Man...
Some say don't use small fans and just use the inline fan set to a low setting to move stagnant air if I'm trying to slow dry over 2 weeks.
Some swear by having fans on low pointed away from the plants to move the air.
I literally just turned off my 2 ac infinity fans because I read it can create pockets of humidity and cause uneven drying... hahahaha
This whole growing thing hurts my brain in a good way hahaha

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Don’t sweat it too much, just make sure you have decent air movement but not blowing directly on buds. The less they touch each other the quicker and more evenly they will dry, which is why removing the fan leaves helps. Moisture is also contained in the stems and fan leaves, so they will prolong the dry in arid conditions. If you have a good 60% rh then you can remove the fan leaves and get rid of some of the larger branches hanging the colas by themselves without the others touching, it will speed things up but at 60% rh and 60f you should be ideal.

Personally I’d remove branches from stem and wet trim before drying.
As they dry the leaves will curl inwards and be a pain to trim.
But we all do it differently.

two6five said:

Bonus photo of the girls just before chop.View attachment 5414140

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Never fails to evoke a warm and fuzzy feeling knowing how good this is going to be...

Cookie Rider said:

Personally I’d remove branches from stem and wet trim before drying.
As they dry the leaves will curl inwards and be a pain to trim.
But we all do it differently.

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Yeah, I'd probably trim off anything thats not a 'sugar' leaf, much easier to do when fresh than further along in the drying/curing process, when you are also having a battle with your scissors gunking up with resin and becoming difficult to use without regular stops to clean them, lol!