Curing is overrated
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Tangerine_
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Who doesn't love a chimney full of creosote from burning green unseasoned (uncured) wood.
Chunky Stool
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I’ve done it every which way & now just hang the whole plant @ 60% RH until stems are snappy.
A quick “rough cut” & I’m done.
Powertech
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just another person to add to the block list
Tangerine_
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That would require warmth and light. 2 things to avoid when slow drying flowers.
Tangerine_
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Same, whole plants done low and slow, though I do have to adjust to seasonal changes. I don't understand how this ever became so controversial and complicated.I’ve done it every which way & now just hang the whole plant @ 60% RH until stems are snappy.
A quick “rough cut” & I’m done.
Heavysmoker86
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I’m going to run
Well some of us ain’t rich like you
PadawanWarrior
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Heavysmoker86
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Omg some people have all the luck
Teacherttom
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Hahaha, ok, but I do find it adds to the taste and the quality high, but to each there own
Dontjudgeme
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I’ve tried both ways, and I’m in favor of curing because cannabis loses its scent during the dry. So I only cure to bring that scent back, has nothing to do with potency. It also softens the buds back up too. I toss a humidity pack in there to keep it around 62%. So curing is pretty much nothing more than the finishing touch to your drying, in my opinion.As far as potency, it doesnt change much after its dry. I find that the best smells and flavors come out after about a month. Properly dried and cured weed stores for YEARS without any significant degrading. Curing is done after drying, which you probably fuck up as well. Weed is best cured/stored with Boveda 2 way 62% humidity packs. Plenty of information out there on drying and curing. My buds smell and taste amazing while others who dont know how to dry/cure smell and taste like hay.
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Fresh bud is spicy I personally like it better especially when rolling spliffs. a cure changes the bud but doesn't necessarily make it better. if your bud tastes bad or if it causes an uncomfortable cough without curing you just need to get better at growing. It's like wine you can't make cheap shitty wine good by letting it sit but a really good wine can have more complex flavors with age but it's still really good when it's fresh
PadawanWarrior
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You're kinda confused. Wine gets better with age. Some of the most expensive and coveted wine is over a hundred years old. But personally I'm a Budweiser man.
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Tangerine_
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So organized too. Well done, Pada.
natureboygrower
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I don't bother putting people on ignore who I know will be gone in two days
It's been said, but yeah, the longer it takes to dry, the better. I try and dry at 60% rh @ 60° f. In the winter the biggest problem for me is getting the humidity up, if I cant get up to 60% rh, I drop my temperature below 60°f. I achieved tbe 60/60 last month when I chopped and hung and it took about 9 days for final trim. I put it all in jars and hardly burped. The bud is sticky as hell now.
I personally dont like my buds 'too green' an old timer called it. Meaning dried, but still only about 2-3 weeks after initial chop. If I smoke too much of that green weed it irritates my lungs. Lately I haven't been touching my buds till it's been a minimum of one month in the jars and for me, that's what works. Not sure if that's called 'curing' or not, but the buds are plenty flavorful, plenty moist, and imo, smoother smoking.
I cant believe I'm responding to this thread again
ganga gurl420
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Naturally, as the metabolic processes continue during curing, the conversion of cannabergerol to tetrahydrocannabinol will continue and the potency of the pot will increase. This is because cannabergerol (CBG) is the non-psychoactive precursor for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). Of course, the exact change in THC content will necessarily be dependant upon the concentration of CBG in the fresh material at harvest. Of course any remaining precursors necessary to form additional cannabidiol (CBD) and other cannabinoids will also be consumed and converted.
Be aware though if curing is excessively prolonged (most connoisseurs would agree after 6 months no more benefit could be had from curing), the conversion of THC to non-psychoactive cannabinol (CBN) will occur. The exact rate of decomposition can vary widely depending on handling and storage conditions, but can be less than 10% to greater than 40% decomposition per year.
But yeah dude... you're right, science is just wrong and stupid.
Be aware though if curing is excessively prolonged (most connoisseurs would agree after 6 months no more benefit could be had from curing), the conversion of THC to non-psychoactive cannabinol (CBN) will occur. The exact rate of decomposition can vary widely depending on handling and storage conditions, but can be less than 10% to greater than 40% decomposition per year.
But yeah dude... you're right, science is just wrong and stupid.
PurpleGlurple
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Thanks for the important information and the science that proves curing increases potency
PurpleGlurple
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good little brown noser
ganga gurl420
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People can have whatever opinions they want really... but people have infact studied and tested this subject. If it wasnt true then studies would show the evidence.
It is what is is tho...if someone wants to quick dry their weed and bag it up as fast as they can to make a dollar... then all I can say is I feel bad for the people smoking it