I noticed exactly the same thing.The quality stuff: water cured/jar cured vs. jar cured only.
The smell: I have been burping them both every morning. When I first open the jars, the water cured smells great, strong, like the designer stuff it is. The jar cured only has a faint quality smell, still smells a little green, a little hayish not as strong, kind of flat. Im sure it will improve in another 3-6 weeks?
What I noticed about my water cured buds is that they maintain their genetic scent whatever that is, if it smells like a grapefruit when growing, it will smell like a grapefruit after being water cured. However, when you smoke it, the smoke that you exhale doesn't smell like MJ. But it'll always have its true genetic scent for you to enjoy!
can water cure bud thats been dried and jarred for several months???