Cannabis over dried during drying can it still be cured?

So I was hang drying my cannabis in my tent at about 68-71F and about 60% RH with my humidifier on and on about day 5 my humidifier turned off for a couple hours and when I checked the RH was at 35% and the bud felt dry to the touch. The stems were not snapping and were still quite flexible but the buds were dry. Once I realized what happened I turned the humidifier back on and the buds became moist again after a few minutes. I say all that because I’ve read that if cannabis drops below 55% RH that it can’t be cured anymore so I’m wondering if I screwed up my harvest in a matter of a couple hours or if the buds will still be curable even though they dried out pretty good and they’re below the cure zone when first placed in the jars. Thank you.
 

go go kid

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dont panic, the buds will get some moisture from the branches.
when your drying, wait untill the main branches snap, thats when your down to about 75% moisture loss
i had some buds that did the same and they rehydrated from the moisture left in the branches
 

evergreengardener

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So I was hang drying my cannabis in my tent at about 68-71F and about 60% RH with my humidifier on and on about day 5 my humidifier turned off for a couple hours and when I checked the RH was at 35% and the bud felt dry to the touch. The stems were not snapping and were still quite flexible but the buds were dry. Once I realized what happened I turned the humidifier back on and the buds became moist again after a few minutes. I say all that because I’ve read that if cannabis drops below 55% RH that it can’t be cured anymore so I’m wondering if I screwed up my harvest in a matter of a couple hours or if the buds will still be curable even though they dried out pretty good and they’re below the cure zone when first placed in the jars. Thank you.
Your fine your room dropped to 35 not your buds there was still a lot of moisture in them if they felt wet again in a few hours. Just make sure to keep the airflow moving. Cut them off stems once stems snap, some people put into jars at this point. Ime and imo they are still to moist on the inside I like to sweat them in a paper bag for a day then jar them
 

MICHI-CAN

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So I was hang drying my cannabis in my tent at about 68-71F and about 60% RH with my humidifier on and on about day 5 my humidifier turned off for a couple hours and when I checked the RH was at 35% and the bud felt dry to the touch. The stems were not snapping and were still quite flexible but the buds were dry. Once I realized what happened I turned the humidifier back on and the buds became moist again after a few minutes. I say all that because I’ve read that if cannabis drops below 55% RH that it can’t be cured anymore so I’m wondering if I screwed up my harvest in a matter of a couple hours or if the buds will still be curable even though they dried out pretty good and they’re below the cure zone when first placed in the jars. Thank you.
I did similar to that with a batch last fall. I jarred and burped as normal. And when our RH came above 50% I began opening jars to establish 45%. I lost nose appeal. Smoke smooth and taste like the ones I jarred at proper humidity. Only smells of chai tea. Weird but no loss of smokability or potency. But first time I have tried it.
 
dont panic, the buds will get some moisture from the branches.
when your drying, wait untill the main branches snap, thats when your down to about 75% moisture loss
i had some buds that did the same and they rehydrated from the moisture left in the branches
That’s great news I really don’t want my beautiful buds to smell and taste like hay. I appreciate the tips.
 
Your fine your room dropped to 35 not your buds there was still a lot of moisture in them if they felt wet again in a few hours. Just make sure to keep the airflow moving. Cut them off stems once stems snap, some people put into jars at this point. Ime and imo they are still to moist on the inside I like to sweat them in a paper bag for a day then jar them
Ive heard about the paper bag idea I might look into it at least for next harvest. I also want to experiment with the lotus low and slow fridge dry because doing this tent thing is a little tough and I panicked when I smelled grass in my tent.
 

go go kid

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if you have the bud to experiment with, lookat freezer drying/fridge drying or slow cold drying, it keeps the terpines alive and the bud tastes and smrells great, thats what i did las year with some
 
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