Worth drying whole plant as one

[STONEDAJ69]

dammit. Now I'm all jealous and shit.

[Wrangler556]

Hanging up a whole plant to dry has everything to do with evenly distributing moisture, and drying completely through, and nothing to do with THC content.

 

 

The more "Stems, and leaves" you leave on a plant, the longer it takes to dry, as moisture still gets carried through the plant matter even after being cut down/dead.

 

The drier/more evenly dried a plant is, the more potent/psychoactive the THC is per bud so to speak( as it only becomes mind bending high/stoned through the drying process)

 

If you dry a bud faster, it degrades and loses potency through chemical processes, as your just speeding up the process it goes through naturally.

 

 

Overall, were proabably talking a very small difference, its just that some seasoned growers have decided it works better to dry them as slow a possible.

 

 

Some growers out there are completely happy with applying heat and air to dry ther buds totally within 1-2 days(fast dry), and they are happy with the result. its all about your preference. Personally, ive tried both/numerous methods, and my rule of thumb is, the slower the better, but that has more to do with taste and smell, as over time, the cholorophyll and other chemicals break down which is what gives it a nasty taste, but the potency/ actual stone remains pretty much the same- Unless you go throw it in a microwave or oven or something, that destroys trichomes-- which is what contains the THC.

 

Wrangler.

Edited June 10, 2011 by Wrangler556

[Auntynorm]

G'day Phat.

 

I harvest, cut into the individual colas, trim immediately then hang in the dark with a fan blowing gently so mould doesn't become an issue. Normally this takes about 2 weeks to dry the colas, and seems to produce a smoother smoke, as all the crap chemical compounds have had time to break down. Then to cure I use any airtight containers laying about the place, glass, plastic I don't worry too much. I've had no taste issues with plastic containers, but I've only ever bought the most expensive I can find, maybe this is snobbery, but for mine you usually get what you pay for. So I try to steer away from things like recycled take away containers, might have a taste issue there, sweet and sour buds anyone? :guitar:

[Faith]

Fully agree with the last 3 posts.

 

Especially if you have just waited 12 weeks +

You want to trim that shit down, Dry that shit up,

and smoke all night long brother

 

Cyclone -

cheers cyclone v ....now where's me snips~