WET VS DRY Trimming

[JointOperation]

ya alot of people are starting to realize its not just about cutting the plant down trimming and drying..

people want to rush the process.. time and trial and error.

 

[FlowerFarmer]

So my conclusion is that my chronic definately smelt better after dry trimming however it was a pain in the backside trimming the stuf from underneath. One of bonus is the trimmings are ready to go straight into the bubble bags

You can try both.

I've been doing a bit of everything and mixing it all back together at the end.

Tops and meaty worthwhile buds gets hung and dry trimmed. Mediums get hand trimmed wet and dried as slow as possible on a net or string. Lower popcorn and stuff gets trimpro rotor'd and net dry. After a day or so if it starts to dry too fast I scoop it up into a big pile (with the hand done medium sized buds) and that slows it for a few more days.

I feel that by running the lowers through the rotor it makes sense of what I otherwise can't. The lowers once dry when doing it the traditional way are sometimes not worthy of the bag..just too loose and sparse. The stuff that comes out of the rotor I guess has been trimmed in a way (ball, rolling fashion) in that it actually looks pretty good and makes marketable what was once just destined for hash bags.


Humidity around 55% is key in my opinion. 40% drys way too fast.. 60% seemed to keep it moist forever.
Obviously this is relative to temperature, but ya get my drift.



With the right strain dry trimming is a breeze.. just knock off a bit of frosted tips once dry and it's good to go.
With the wrong strain it's an absolutely nightmare which requires surgery like precision.

Either way.. the general public would be better off to get educated and accept a a rougher trim. I'd gladly pad the weight if I could leave on the sugar leaf. It encapsulates the bud and protects it from physical abuse and light degradation. The end user gets extra weight and the frosted bits that get removed only when breaking it down before smoking can go in a jar to later make medibles or concentrates. It's a win win for them so long as the weight is a little extra.

How do we make this happen? People need to get educated. It's a much better way of going about it as opposed to the current situation where everyone seems to want that club cut. aka.. twister trimmed tight dense nuggets. It lacks resin.. and fucks up people's perception of what good flowers really are. Round here it all gets moved as that "kush" regardless of strain...people actually prefer it because of its marketable bag appeal. People are silly, but then again most just don't know better.

 

[Skunkbeard]

Right on Flowerfarmer. I stopped growing to please other people a long time ago. I grow what I like and everything goes out with a homegrown look; nothing's super manicured or tightly shaved. Small batch, artisan crafted flowers is my motto. As Lake Louie says "Conveniently located nowhere near you".

...I'll still be here for years to come. Good luck to all the wet trimming large commercial growers. Your days are numbered.

 

[ogeekush1]

so how long did you end up letting them hang before trimming can you tell more about your process please?

 

[neville hz]

Mine took slightly longer to dry following the dry trim method. Normally its all dry in 7 days.
This time all but the big buds were dry in 7 days and the bigger buds took up to 10.

Agree with you 100% flower farmer.
someone I know was telling me how everything is expected to be super super trimmed these days and the only strain wanted is blue cheese - I didnt agree and refuse to get involved with the blue cheese mafia lol

 

[Irael]

I prefer the Wet-Trimming method, because its much easier to get to all parts of the Bud while the leafs are still sticking out straight and havent crumbled in. I think trimming them dry also leads to cutting off some trichs and hairs.

Greetz

 

[Baron Greenback]

Cropped to its final state wet and then dried on racks above a dehumidifier. All ready in a week, no fannying about.
Works for me

 

[medicalmj]

...I'll still be here for years to come. Good luck to all the wet trimming large commercial growers. Your days are numbered.

Actually the big commercial ops are/will steer breeders into a new direction that will be to take desired consumer traits and breed in desired operational traits such that the trimming process will be done by large industrial mechanical trimmers.

Unfortunately the laws being passed favor commercial ops over the cottage industry. While your assertion that consumers desire your cottage product over mass production may be true, the emerging pot lobby aims to put the cottage industry out of business by outlawing our cottage industry.

 

[WeetisPotPie]

I agree with you medicalmj, they are trying to bully us out, problem is they are failing. My customers and most I know can't stand the commercial company crap and that is actually helping me. I'm an odd duck though I refuse to change my ways and prices for market trends or the new fad.
To stay on topic I did the wet trim when I started, horrible taste and smell. I dry trim now and i use a large box lined with butcher paper to catch the mess. The taste and smell are perfect after 7 days.

 

[DrFever]

Actually money talks BS walks huge difference from the average closet grower or even the odd warehouse grower on here or anywhere else the big ops produce mass amounts so much the average stoner could not comprehend specially when its a billion dollar business
There is not one bit of god dam difference inbeteween the 2 only user preference
The real deal is touching the product the least more you touch it more trichs fall off more shake more garbage PERIOD
I wet trim touching stem not picking leafs off by hand people want fine trimmed product wet trim on screens slow dry 5 - 8 days with proper room environment bag them 8 - 10 days later and burb occasionally and out the god dam door simple
once a plant stalk is cut its like cutting someones head there DEAD same goes for a plant cut main stalk its dead the dehydration , decompose begins thats it thats all

Also there is a huge difference between the cottage bug infested so called medical MJ grow compared to a sophisticated medical lab medical MJ grow huge difference dont kid your self like comparing your grow to a millon dollar grow op with all the bells and whistles i would say think again you ever been into a pharmaceutical factory negative pressure rooms fine partical filtration dam these place spend more on air quality then most make in 20 years of working
So really them days of the cottage growers are whats numbers when big business steps in many benefits really for one it will be treated as medical standard recognized in the industry not what you say as you medical grade mj secondly there will be actual profesional employees not some high school drop
And most importantly better control by the Government and that's what its all about Government CONTROL

 

[medicalmj]

Actually money talks BS walks huge difference from the average closet grower or even the odd warehouse grower on here or anywhere else the big ops produce mass amounts so much the average stoner could not comprehend specially when its a billion dollar business
There is not one bit of god dam difference inbeteween the 2 only user preference
The real deal is touching the product the least more you touch it more trichs fall off more shake more garbage PERIOD
I wet trim touching stem not picking leafs off by hand people want fine trimmed product wet trim on screens slow dry 5 - 8 days with proper room environment bag them 8 - 10 days later and burb occasionally and out the god dam door simple
once a plant stalk is cut its like cutting someones head there DEAD same goes for a plant cut main stalk its dead the dehydration , decompose begins thats it thats all

Also there is a huge difference between the cottage bug infested so called medical MJ grow compared to a sophisticated medical lab medical MJ grow huge difference dont kid your self like comparing your grow to a millon dollar grow op with all the bells and whistles i would say think again you ever been into a pharmaceutical factory negative pressure rooms fine partical filtration dam these place spend more on air quality then most make in 20 years of working
So really them days of the cottage growers are whats numbers when big business steps in many benefits really for one it will be treated as medical standard recognized in the industry not what you say as you medical grade mj secondly there will be actual profesional employees not some high school drop
And most importantly better control by the Government and that's what its all about Government CONTROL

Hey Doc been a while...

Anyways, I just did the dry trim method on a few plants two weeks ago and I have no effing clue yet if the patients liked it better than what I've done in the past (wet trim). Personally, I couldn't really tell a diff...

But i will say this, I ended up spending a shit ton more time on the dry trim and the donations didn't go up a single cent! So for me, I'll never dry trim again.

However, unlike the Doc's (and some of my associates) method, I prefer 8" to 12" pieces (sticks) that I hang on hangers. Then I snip the nugs off the stalk after 3-5 days of drying and put into bags or tupperware to sweat stem for another couple days and then they're ready. Has worked for me and no complaints.

So hey, if dry trim works for ya, more power to ya. And if wet works, well...

 

[flat9]

Hey medicalmj this round I did wet trim and I'm controlling the dry (55% RH, temps in the 60s). So far so good but will take another two weeks to know for sure. Will report back...

 

[medicalmj]

Hey medicalmj this round I did wet trim and I'm controlling the dry (55% RH, temps in the 60s). So far so good but will take another two weeks to know for sure. Will report back...

Hey those temps are a little low so be on the look out for mold. See if you can get into the upper 70's. Check between big nugs and stalk for a bit of white looking stuff. Can be real hard to detect until its too late. From experience, better to raise temps now.

Look forward to hearing back.

 

[GuerrillaRed]

Just to add my experience. I just dry trimmed for the first time. I hung the entire plants after chopping at the base. Every plant got at least seven days drying time with a dehuey in the room at 50% rh and around 60-65 temp.

I have to say in my opinion, dry trimming really sucks. It makes trimming and processing a lot more difficult and time consuming. Makes it difficult to make your buds perfect. Also I noticed virtually no effect on the smell.

I respect everyone's opinion on this but in the future I'm definitely not feeling dry trimming.

 

[Baron Greenback]

Dry does seem to run the risk of trichome avalanche as one knocks them off. At least wet they stick to gloves/scissors.

 

[JointOperation]

Mine took slightly longer to dry following the dry trim method. Normally its all dry in 7 days.
This time all but the big buds were dry in 7 days and the bigger buds took up to 10.

Agree with you 100% flower farmer.
someone I know was telling me how everything is expected to be super super trimmed these days and the only strain wanted is blue cheese - I didnt agree and refuse to get involved with the blue cheese mafia lol

how were your results compared to the wet trim?

 

[DrFever]

I am curious how they get into that dried bud to get out you know them baby stems in bedded in the bud or i guess hey its added weight lol ????
i always wondered why them trimming scissors are designed like they are who ever came up with that design must be a idiot Right ,,,
cause god forbid you learn something new on ICM dry trim psml
I honestly got to say this , its been burning up inside for some time hahaha
I been on this site for quite some time now and its the only site where people will fight over stupid shit really i mean MH vs HPS , gavita vs epap , or this thread
Now i am gong to talk like DHF lmaooo Back in the day when my boys lol came to harvest time it was a little different that's if we didn't find police ribbon and chopped plants in our locations 1500 plants
we all would be out there 5 am after second frost out door by 9 am we had bagged approx 500 kilo of wet product and back into our trimming location where we had 20 people 3 shifts around the clock trimming non stop .. no trimmer worked more then 7 - 8 hrs a day as trimming got sloppy also we didn't waste our time with small stuff
Oh by the way trimmers cost was 18,000 and this was not my gig but got kick backs
And it was a great Gig until some sorry ass yank got busted and typical of being a RAT to save his sorry ass many good people got extradited international laws and drugs do not mix so 10 years later many friends are still being bounced around from prison to prison in the USA And of course the Rat is in witness protection like rat hiding from a eagle lol

the moral of the story is do what ever you like there is no such thing as one better then the other every ones situation is different
i have hung wet plants on string untouched and after leafs all but shriveled into the buds it was utter BS trying to trim or clean it up one big fawking mess really.
So in all honesty trim your plants as best as you can wet hang them screen them just stress on proper temps humidity for proper drying that is whats going to make it look , smoke , and smell the best

 

[FlowerFarmer]

I been on this site for quite some time now and its the only site where people will fight over stupid shit really i mean MH vs HPS , gavita vs epap , or this thread

I believe the word you are looking for is discussion. It's sort of what people do on forums. They discuss things like mh vs hps. gavita vs. epap, dry vs. wet trim. Most of the time they are peaceful discussions.. as it's sort of the point here on an internet discussion board.. to share and exchange ideas and preferences.

Unfortunately there are always a few lowlife douche bags that like to stoop to lower levels to try and mock and put down others. I guess its makes them feel better about their miserable existence to talk about others on the internet.

Now i am gong to talk like DHF lmaooo

More worth have came out of Freds posts here then you'll ever drop bud.

the moral of the story is do what ever you like there is no such thing as one better then the other every ones situation is different

No shit.. thanks for clearing that up for us. I'm not sure if you've read this thread, but it's primary focus so far has been users sharing which method they prefer. Wet vs. Dry. Not sure where you've came to the conclusion that everyone is fighting over stupid shit as your post suggests, but rather just everyone chiming in on which way they've preferred to do it. Most through experimentation and trial and error. The only stupid shit being posted here are your replies while you jerk yourself off while trying to get enjoyment out of the defamation of one's character.

You need to work on your social skills homie, Not sure you really understand the point of this whole forum thing.


As obvious from this thread it's easier said then done to maintain higher RH levels then what are natural and ambient conditions. A lot of humidifiers are crap and insufficient to take a low RH room into 50%+ range. This has led many to prefer dry trimming as they've witnessed an increase in aroma and quality by leaving the plants/leaves intact for a slower more controlled dry. That said, I've controlled the environment on a wet trim/de-boned net dry to slow it down as well and still find that aroma is a bit lacking compared to hanging the entire branch/section without cutting on the fresh leaves. Not to say I don't wet trim as well out of ease and speed, but anything I'll be keeping for my head stash is best hung intact/dry trimmed for superior aroma, quality, and flavor.

This is just my experience however that I'm sharing on a forum in a thread intended for the discussion of WET VS DRY Trimming.

 

[the gnome]

Ive done it both ways and prefer wet trimming
gets one quicker for sure

I believe the word you are looking for is discussion. It's sort of what people do on forums.
Unfortunately there are always a few lowlife douche bags that like to stoop to lower levels to try and mock and put down others. I guess its makes them feel better about their miserable existence to talk about others on the internet.

hit the nail on the head farmer
dysfunctional in life offline = 10x more dysfunctional online

we all know the type...

 

[DrFever]

Flower Farmer now if your going to buy a Home depot sure it can be junk but for only couple pounds of a sale you can jump into a real set up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mk9wUP_A5c