Methods n opinions plz.

LEFTHAND · Jul 14, 2013

howdy mp.
I have a few questions for y'all. I normally dry hanging 3-7 days. I've alway kept in a cooler dark area with a fan moving the air around in the room.
I'm running out of space in the house to hang my buds in a cool less humid area.

I have an old gro box. It's too big. But does have intake and out take. N is 70%air tight. Lol.
So I'm thinking I can build shelves n lay em on screens.
For those who do this do you flip your nugs daily weekly or not at all.
Thanks
LH

Dr. Green Fang · Jul 14, 2013

Haven't done it, but from what I've seen, you stir your nugs on the rack / screen / etc .. daily. :confused2:

I'd assume a couple times a day wouldn't be bad, but I have yet to do this myself.

We'll see some other answers. I'll show you a video I saw of a guy drying on racks:

hxxp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1NCP1ZD6B5o

It's a 3-part series.. this is part 2. Watch all 3 if you want, but this is the one where he shows his rack use. (and whoa.. he has a lot lol)

LEFTHAND · Jul 14, 2013

That's A lot a Herb. Lol.
Thank.
LH.

DrFever · Jul 14, 2013

To be honest you want to handle your buds as less as possible i dry with screens and it works awesome i just leave them on screens for 3-4 days then place it all in a garbage bag for like 6 - 8 hrs pressing out all the air then tieing bag up so it air tight . then back on screens carefully separating buds as there clumped together for another 12- 24 hrs then bag its done opening it every day for a few mins and moving buds around

LEFTHAND · Jul 14, 2013

Yeah I try n handle as little as possible. Nothing but stem during trimming. Well try. Lol. Then hand dry n so forth.
The pop nugs I screen. But never have flipped. Shakes or stired.
But nugs always dry flat side of coarse but they dry.

I've been seeing alot of hang 3-7 tote or cooler or bag 8-24 hrs.
Then jars. Or more dry then jars.

I'm a little Erie on compacting in a bag.

Thanx. Do as I do cept on racks with maybe a flip half way through.
LH

Rosebud · Jul 14, 2013

I hang all of mine as i think it dries more evenly and you don't have to turn it. I have lovely screens and have used a pancake turner to turn them, but now i just use it for the shake/hash stuff. I hang all I can.

oldsman · Jul 15, 2013

When I run out of room to hang stuff I grab the top of a pizza box,poke holes in it,poke stem through holes and lay them on a dresser or something,or lean them against a wall.

LEFTHAND · Jul 15, 2013

I'd need a lot of pizza boxes.
I took 3 of our old air purifiers n made charcoal inserts for them took out there filters n sht filled a leg of panty hose with carbon stuffed it in there napped cover on n bang. I now can now hang in laundry room no problems or worries of smell.
Working on temp n humidity now.

Thax everyone.
LH.

bwanabud · Jul 16, 2013

I have 2 of these, hold 7 lb. each....1/4" x 1/4" poly mesh screen, no need to flip buds. I run 2 oscillating fans on low & a dehumidifier.

bwanabud · Jul 16, 2013

Heres a better pic, after room rebuild

LEFTHAND · Jul 16, 2013

Thank you.
LH.

WeedHopper · Jul 16, 2013

I hang my Big Buds and Screen my popcorn.

lovbnstoned · Jul 17, 2013

that looks like a hell of of n idea

lovbnstoned

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N.E.wguy · Jul 17, 2013

bwanabud nice set up i like the use of pvc rather then wood real clean looking as with your whole set up you are a pro fo sho

kaotik · Jul 17, 2013

gotta chime in and add to the no-flip group

i hang cola's, and screen whatever wont hang (i usually leave branch hooks the way i cut them so they hang easy

)
but only for a few days. i later cut them down and screen everything for the last couple days of drying (i just found a more complete even dry that way) ..and i never flip anything.

only draw-back to screening from the start, is flatter buds IME. *as long as your not messing with them, turning them, breaking trichs off

bwanabud · Jul 17, 2013

kaotik said:
gotta chime in and add to the no-flip group
i hang cola's, and screen whatever wont hang (i usually leave branch hooks the way i cut them so they hang easy )
but only for a few days. i later cut them down and screen everything for the last couple days of drying (i just found a more complete even dry that way) ..and i never flip anything.

only draw-back to screening from the start, is flatter buds IME. *as long as your not messing with them, turning them, breaking trichs off

:yeahthat:

That's how I do it also... I hang the plant & rough strip the fan/large sugar leaves off...let her hang a couple days to "stiffen up"...then I cut the budds off the stalk & rack dry them...give them a final trim & into curing they go.

LEFTHAND · Jul 17, 2013

kaotik said:
gotta chime in and add to the no-flip group
i hang cola's, and screen whatever wont hang (i usually leave branch hooks the way i cut them so they hang easy )
but only for a few days. i later cut them down and screen everything for the last couple days of drying (i just found a more complete even dry that way) ..and i never flip anything.

only draw-back to screening from the start, is flatter buds IME. *as long as your not messing with them, turning them, breaking trichs off

Ahhhhh never thought of a few day hang dry n fininshng after they harden off some.
Thanx you guys.
LH.

akhockey · Jul 29, 2013

I hang everything thats worth hanging for a few days Smaller stuff goes in a large flat aluminum tray, then de-stem and lay flat on a sheet of plastic for a couple more days. Then I place them in super size ziploc bags for a day to draw out some interior moisture and lay out another day or so. Then they are usually done and smoke worthy. Always have airflow around.

ziggyross · Jul 29, 2013

Hmmm, I hang dry but my times seem a lot longer then everyone else. I hang them for a couple of weeks at least. I check for the stem snap. Then after the stem snap it goes to jars then they get burped every day for a couple of weeks.
Maybe I am waiting to long.

7greeneyes · Jul 29, 2013

No. longer the better cure.

I hang mine 7-14 days (dependant upon how warm it is), cut remove what fans there are, leaving some of the more sugared sugar leaf. Then either box them for a 1-2 weeks for a more leathery feel or straight into the jars barring time.

I don't like rack drying cuz it seems to make them a lil bit flattened if you lay them down freshly cut, ime.

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