Why must it be dark to dry?

why do we hang our buds in complete darkness to dry? the reason i ask is b/c i read in an old issue of high times that the reason aculpulco gold was a golden color was because it was sunbleached from drying in the sun. if this is true, why then does everyone stress that it must be dark in the drying room?

cuz apparently light kills the THC... hang it water in dries faster.

Skeen said:

cuz apparently light kills the THC... hang it water in dries faster.

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hang it in water? so light degrades thc?

lol i was joking about hanging it in water. Just hang it upside down in a dark warm well ventilated place. Easy. 4 Days dry. Jar it/or smoke it.

and ye light degrades THC

when you dry your harvest do you hang the entire plant (root ball and all) or do you cut off the branches with the bud on it and hang them?

kingding2385 said:

when you dry your harvest do you hang the entire plant (root ball and all) or do you cut off the branches with the bud on it and hang them?

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i hang the branches with bud, manicured of course. there is really no reason to hang the roots with the rest of the plant, no thc, just taking up space; but hanging the entire plant is ok, just make trimming a bitch

actually putting your bud in water WILL make it dry faster, its called water curing. you out bud in water for 7-10 days, change water every day, keep dark, then after 19 days or so dry it out and you have cured bud, the water gets rid of the chlorophill and makes the smoke a lot smoother

i meant 9 days not 19, it only takes max 15 days to water cure, but the bud is almost too smoothe

how much water do you put your bud in? like submerge it?

after 9 days of curing, how long should we dry for?

kingding2385 said:

how much water do you put your bud in? like submerge it?

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I wouldn't think it would be to soak the bud, just put the end of a the stem in water? Is that the idea? Sounds interesting, I'll try it next time, except, what's to stop the stem from trying to root?

yes milfweek...that would be a good thought considering you just snipped your buds. i'd like for someone to explain this method more.

kingding2385 said:

yes milfweek...that would be a good thought considering you just snipped your buds. i'd like for someone to explain this method more.

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You completely submerge your buds and they will dry underwater.....Trust me it works. Read the Grow FAQ, posted below:

GROWFAQ

Its actually very simple to do, and makes it a nicer smoke IMO....

Hello - these links may help...
https://www.rollitup.org/general-marijuana-growing/43287-drying-curing-question.html
https://www.rollitup.org/harvesting-curing/44903-perfered-curing-methods.html

Weed Guy said:

You completely submerge your buds and they will dry underwater.....Trust me it works. Read the Grow FAQ, posted below:

GROWFAQ

Its actually very simple to do, and makes it a nicer smoke IMO....

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Wow, that sounds really cool. I've got some reading to do.

Thanks for the links.

also darkness helps the chlorphyll break down

thanks for the all the information

dont forget to make some thc drops to when your done. cant forget those

exzile said:

dont forget to make some thc drops to when your done. cant forget those

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what are THC drops?