Trim or not?

beercan

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I was wondering if its beneficial to leave all leaves on plant when you hang to dry, or should you do a pre trim of larger leaves before hanging?
 

twentyeight.threefive

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I was wondering if its beneficial to leave all leaves on plant when you hang to dry, or should you do a pre trim of larger leaves before hanging?
It will depend on both your environmental conditions and personal preference.

Hanging a plant whole in a lower than optimal dry room can help prolong the dry time for a better product.

If you have higher humidity than optimal then trimming fans off before hanging or hanging the plant in pieces should help. Sometimes a combination of both.
 

beercan

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It will depend on both your environmental conditions and personal preference.

Hanging a plant whole in a lower than optimal dry room can help prolong the dry time for a better product.

If you have higher humidity than optimal then trimming fans off before hanging or hanging the plant in pieces should help. Sometimes a combination of both.
Always made me nervous hanging the whole plant for fear of molding
 

DarkWeb

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It will depend on both your environmental conditions and personal preference.

Hanging a plant whole in a lower than optimal dry room can help prolong the dry time for a better product.

If you have higher humidity than optimal then trimming fans off before hanging or hanging the plant in pieces should help. Sometimes a combination of both.
Well said.

Environment and season play a huge role in what should be done.
 

4TheGrow

Member
It will depend on both your environmental conditions and personal preference.

Hanging a plant whole in a lower than optimal dry room can help prolong the dry time for a better product.

If you have higher humidity than optimal then trimming fans off before hanging or hanging the plant in pieces should help. Sometimes a combination of both.
Well said, i usually trim all fan leafs ( Larger leafs) then hang the branches to dry, after the drying process is complete i'd do further trimming right before jarring them to cure. It depends on your environment in the end, more leafs = more moisture = more dry time.
 

xtsho

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I prefer a close wet trim myself. I like to touch the plant once at harvest. I trim all fans and then take off all the sugar leaves and save those for dry ice hash. I don't want to come back through with the snippers a second time. But some like to dry their weed differently and that all fine. I just think it's more work. One thing with a close trim at harvest is that it will dry faster so you have to keep that in mind if you trim to finished product on the first pass.

Either way works. Try a close trim with some and leave more foliage on some. Dry both ways and see which method you like better. Just don't overdry or jar too wet and you'll be fine.
 
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