Paper bag curing

I need help!
Can anyone please explain the paper bag method, or any other easy space saving cure methods.
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because my humidity is so low this is what I do, hang by strings in box for 4-7 days until crisp, then I into bags with a layer of parchment at the bottom. I seal it up with a hydrometer and usually check every couple hours. when stored out in the open the bag averages 65% humidity when the room is 42%, whenever it goes to low i store it in a dresser , I find the bag will dry it out quick so be sure to keep an eye on it and when you get around 60% in the bag toss in jars and wait for a couple hours checking the RH, if its over 70 back to bags. around 65 I keep burping til desired RH

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I don’t know your budget for curing or how much you are actually curing. But a dozen wide mouth mason jars is pretty low cost. Fill them about half way up and cap the jars. Give them a good shake every few hours and open them up to breathe then reseal them. If the buds stay together in a clump it’s still pretty moist. If they shaking loosely then your getting there. I don’t use anything other than experience to know when it’s time to stop opening them. But they have strips that will tell you the humidity

for the record I dont suggest curing in a bag

it won't cure just dries evenly and discreetly ,and watch it because you can easily over shoot your mark.

You can dry in a paper bag but you can't cure.

I hang the plant for 3 days, then I trim the buds into paper bags to finish drying for one to two weeks depending on the buds and the conditions.

What you're actually doing in the bags is slow drying, rather than curing. There are a few guys on here who will argue that a slow dry is better than curing, but I've had best results doing both.

You shouldn't put more than one layer of buds in a bag unless they're pretty dry already, otherwise you have a high chance of mold, usually the white fluffy kind. You won't save too much space using bags instead of jars anyway, and it'll have to go into the jars eventually for storage.

3 to 4 days hanging and a week a KFC brown paper bags then it's good for the jars which then need to be burped regularly if you remember.

Follow the above and you're good to go.

Jimbo the Gael said:

I hang the plant for 3 days, then I trim the buds into paper bags to finish drying for one to two weeks depending on the buds and the conditions.

What you're actually doing in the bags is slow drying, rather than curing. There are a few guys on here who will argue that a slow dry is better than curing, but I've had best results doing both.

You shouldn't put more than one layer of buds in a bag unless they're pretty dry already, otherwise you have a high chance of mold, usually the white fluffy kind. You won't save too much space using bags instead of jars anyway, and it'll have to go into the jars eventually for storage.

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I've done it this way all my life-slow drying first then jar curing seems to work well.

MickFoster said:

You can dry in a paper bag but you can't cure.

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I meant dry. I am hanging it for a few days 5 to 6 and paper bagging it for a few days. I think 5 to 7 days.
And then mason jars. I have 10 little humidity meters. Which is way more than I need. But they were sold in 10 pack.
It is very humid where I live. I have a little dehumidifier in the room.
I thank all that respond, I do not know how everyone else does it. But I consider everything every one says and try to devise a plan using all material that fits my situation. I do not have much room. But I have a small bathroom that is only used by me.
This afternoon I found a new problem, aphids or spider mites. Some of them fly. This is my first experience with bugs.
I will try to catch one and photograph it. They are very small. Might of been around for a few days and now it has exploded.
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Jimbo the Gael said:

I hang the plant for 3 days, then I trim the buds into paper bags to finish drying for one to two weeks depending on the buds and the conditions.

What you're actually doing in the bags is slow drying, rather than curing. There are a few guys on here who will argue that a slow dry is better than curing, but I've had best results doing both.

You shouldn't put more than one layer of buds in a bag unless they're pretty dry already, otherwise you have a high chance of mold, usually the white fluffy kind. You won't save too much space using bags instead of jars anyway, and it'll have to go into the jars eventually for storage.

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Yes, this and Kovidkoughs post is what seems best for me. But the humidity here is good for growing. But not for drying and curing. So I have to adapt to my climate.
Thank You,
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dolchmann said:

Yes, this and Kovidkoughs post is what seems best for me. But the humidity here is good for growing. But not for drying and curing. So I have to adapt to my climate.
Thank You,
D

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that extra humidity might help prevent a quick dry. consider it sort of a blessing , unless its always like 100 haha