Hi my friend its better to start with drier buds that way they ferment less and keep more terps and speedy effects.i have seen tangwena uses dehydrator too when he dries the cobs at some intervals
its not about the dark , i had a year ago some cobs keept in the room that i sleep and here the rh vary alot and my cobs blacked out alot , im sure when i dryed them in the 1st stages i didnt dryed enough and there was still to much moisture in the cob and some got black and so i lost the flavor and that speedy high.
i will try dry more this year , gonna start make some cobs in a week