Well there is something different here. With a normal chop, trim, hang, in cool dark space, you don't see continued life or maturing. I'll be checking the trichs to see if they build and mature also. Then compare the smoke 6wks down the road.
But think about it, if you could chop an 8wk strain at 6.5wk. You could get another crop going in the tent earlier, dropping the light, then hang the harvest above the light with a couple of cfl's on cycle. It would take care of the stench of drying using the tent carbon filter, not needing a separate space. It could change the game. But first I have to put an ounce + at risk and give it a try.
I've tried many different cure schemes, but at least this off the track idea is mine.
Actually I wanted to step up my cure game, and bought, some new jars, 1/2 gal wide mouths, not much larger diameter than a qt but much taller, (thinking about spears), several hydrometers, and some Boveda 62% humidity control packs.