Breaking the dry and cure down for the new dude on the block :-)

I hate to bump an old thread but this was interesting and I have a question.

I just finished my second grow and think I let it get too dry again. For the first 7-10 days I was right at 60/60% and then humidity dropped down to 35-40%. I was doing the bend test and did a full 14 day dry. Buds feel a bit crispy and snapped right off the stems. Smaller to medium sized stems snapped when bent but bigger ones did not. After jarring RH in the jars never got above 35% did I go too long? Is it even worth jarring at this point?

Djdanko23 said:

I hate to bump an old thread but this was interesting and I have a question.

I just finished my second grow and think I let it get too dry again. For the first 7-10 days I was right at 60/60% and then humidity dropped down to 35-40%. I was doing the bend test and did a full 14 day dry. Buds feel a bit crispy and snapped right off the stems. Smaller to medium sized stems snapped when bent but bigger ones did not. After jarring RH in the jars never got above 35% did I go too long? Is it even worth jarring at this point?

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Just dry it 100% then jar it, you'll get great smell and brighter more vivid colors.

If you insist on curing at 64%.
Dry plant til the stems bend in half, and stay. (Not snap)
Jar buds, trimmed if you didn't already.
Leave sealed until rh steadies, should not taken longer than 30 minutes tbh.

If rh is over 70 remove all buds put on a plate and leave in tent with circulating air.

Re jar and check rh every 3-6 hours until it's 65-67.

Jar it up uncovered in tent same as above.
Seal and check rh every 1-3 hours.

Once 64 leave jar'd up and check rh every 6 hours. It's most likely going to rise.

If it does leave the cap slightly ajar. In well a circulated tent. Reseal often. This is where you could over dry easily.

You only want it at 64, 61-63 are fine as well. Especially because it may rise to 64 during your testing.

If it doesn't rise over 64%, just leave it sealed until it does.

When you burp, fan air into jar with the lid. Do quickly. You only want air exchange.

Burp daily for a week or two, then once weekly. To once or twice a month.

Easier to dry 100% though.
Good luck.