Any Leeway with Curing?

TheCauf

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Last grown I just made concentrates so I didn't bother drying and curing. I work so can I get away with maybe 24hrs lids on 3-4 off instead of 12hrs on or would that run the risk of mold too high? I have boveda packs for stash jars I'm sure I could use two in a quart jar, any thoughts?
 

Dan Drews

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It all depends on how long you dried them and how dry the buds were when you decided to move them to jars. One idea would be to keep the buds in a paper bag with a hygrometer during the day while you're at work, then read the relative humidity when you get home. If the RH is down around 62 - 65%, then move them to the jars at night, then repeat by putting them back in paper bags in the morning. You shouldn't need more than a couple of days in the paperbags to get the RH down to long term storage level, assuming you drying phase went long enough.

Once the buds' humidity stabilizes and the buds no longer clump together, you should be good to leave them in jars with the Boveda packs. Just remember to burp them a couple times a day and make sure they're not sticking together in the jars. You'll know your buds are dry enough when they start making a clinking sound as you rotate them in the jars.
 

Chunky Stool

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It all depends on how long you dried them and how dry the buds were when you decided to move them to jars. One idea would be to keep the buds in a paper bag with a hygrometer during the day while you're at work, then read the relative humidity when you get home. If the RH is down around 62 - 65%, then move them to the jars at night, then repeat by putting them back in paper bags in the morning. You shouldn't need more than a couple of days in the paperbags to get the RH down to long term storage level, assuming you drying phase went long enough.

Once the buds' humidity stabilizes and the buds no longer clump together, you should be good to leave them in jars with the Boveda packs. Just remember to burp them a couple times a day and make sure they're not sticking together in the jars. You'll know your buds are dry enough when they start making a clinking sound as you rotate them in the jars.
I am a HUGE fan of bag drying before putting buds in jars w/boveda humidity packs. Air dry until the outer leaves feel slightly crispy, then bag em for 3 or 4 days. You know they are ready for jars when buds break off the main stem -- but it's not a clean break. There's a little tail on the end when you pull on it.
(Stack colas vertically in the paper bags so they don't compress.)
 
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