WET VS DRY Trimming

[Jellyfish]

But the sticky will return, and that's the whole point! Dry your plants until they snap like Sconeofark said, and they will seem too dry. But when you jar it up, and do the whole curing thing, the sticky comes back! You have to trust The Force. Unless you're doing it on the time clock, this is the way to go!

 

[Lyfespan]

But the sticky will return, and that's the whole point! Dry your plants until they snap like Sconeofark said, and they will seem too dry. But when you jar it up, and do the whole curing thing, the sticky comes back! You have to trust The Force. Unless you're doing it on the time clock, this is the way to go!

10 years of wet trimming with idiots till i found the real way to have nice looking bag appeal, dry trimming

check humidity, make a decision on how much leaf to leave, hang 7-10 days 65 65%, trim in area with 55% humidity, never deal with fucked up looking nugs again.

 

[Lyfespan]

When you can do this to branches

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It's ready to trim.

I never touch the plant before that.

At this point you really don't need scissors, everything you want to take off breaks off clean. I use a small wooden skewer to pick off small leaves. The buds knock off the stem whole.

Also it's not near as sticky now.

mother fucker, its good to see you finally over here man. i went over to jorges pagethe other day and what a fucking shit show with all the spammers. hows life, tell me you got away from the fucked up neighbors

 

[Ringodoggie]

Well, it's been 5 days hanging and the stems still bend and don't 'snap' when they bend.

I am at about 55% and about 74F. Any idea how long this will take? I definitely don't want to over dry it. Nothing worse than 'hay' pot.

Thanks again to all.


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[Douglas.Curtis]

Patience

 

[Ringodoggie]

I'm in no hurry. My stash is about 3 or 4 pounds right now so I can wait as long as I need. LOL Just curious how long it usually takes.

I have left my pot in the drying tent for anywhere from 3 or 4 days to 3 or 4 weeks before it was completely dry. I left one crop in the drying tent at 60% and about 70F one time for almost 2 months. No jars, no nothing. Just kept the inside of the tent above 60% and it never over-dried. Ended up tasting real green, for some reason. Never did that again.

I guess it was a dumb question for me to ask, anyway. It will depend on the density of the buds, the amount of moisture that was in the plant when I chopped it and a few other things. Not sure why I even asked. LOL

I have a few more days or a week on 2 Bruce Banner's that are almost ready. Then, they will head for the drying tent.

I don't want to pre-judge but I don't see how this is going to taste better with all this green. And, although I can pick ff the larger leaves, the little bracs and tiny leaves that I usually cut off in a wet trim and not going to come off in a dry trim. They have all curled up and are part of the bud, now.

I also have some plans to place some of this next harvest into vacuum jars and into the freezer.




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I will see.

 

[Ringodoggie]

This plant is getting a tiny bit more crisp than I like. The branches still don't 'snap', they 'bend'.

The large buds are still a little 'spongie' when I squeeze it but the outside is real dry. I think it's about ready.

Question....... do I jar it now and do the final trim before smoking? Or, do I trim off now, before jarring?

Thanks






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[I'mback]

I dry for 7-10 days @ 65 deg F & 55% RH. Here's a trick that I have employed in my last 2 runs. I have drying hanging baskets. One plant per basket, weighed at collection. Since the accepted data is a plant looses 80% of its moisture. The snap test is the 1st tell so to speak, not HOW the bud feels, although it can be an indicator. When I get my snap, I then compare their current weight against harvest weight. If they lost 80% or close to, I jar them. Takes the guess work out of what is going on inside the bud

 

[cyat]

Wait till they snap. Don’t go to jars . I take the buds off the stems and into paper bags. Use turkey bags after you trim .

 

[944s2]

Wait till they snap. Don’t go to jars . I take the buds off the stems and into paper bags. Use turkey bags after you trim .

+1,,,Ringo,,
Hold fire until the stems snap,,if they bend then they need longer,,,,,7 days is good then jarred and burped daily,,,,then it be golden,,,s2

 

[Ringodoggie]

Thanks gang. I'll hold off a couple more days.

Thanks again.




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[Ringodoggie]

Sorry to keep asking so many questions but, should the stem actually break in half? Like into 2 pieces? Or, just bend and 'feel like a snap'? Thanks

 

[I'mback]

... the latter!

 

[Douglas.Curtis]

You should feel and hear a 'crack,' without actually breaking the stem in half.

I don't want to pre-judge but I don't see how this is going to taste better with all this green. And, although I can pick ff the larger leaves, the little bracs and tiny leaves that I usually cut off in a wet trim and not going to come off in a dry trim. They have all curled up and are part of the bud, now.

This is another reason why the flower I grow are sucky for dry trim. In cool/dry conditions, sugar leaves are much smaller and trichome dense. I've had many growers tell me they would leave these leaves on, but to me they taste like leaf. Veeeery tasty leaf, but still leaf. It's rare for me to use someone else's 'trimmed' cannabis without picking leaves out of each flower. Even 'closely' trimmed can be a chore, and it's simply a different preference on my part.

Hell, I knew a girl once who would use a coffee grinder with every fresh bag. She'd grind it all to an even powder, stems, seeds, leaf and all. For someone like this, the trim job means nothing.

 

['Boogieman']

Your probably better with a wet trim, if it isn't broken don't fix it imo. I'm different than most, very terpy weed always chokes me, I have thrown up from very terpy weed on the first hit from bud my friends grew several times. I need smooth and old school flavors. Terpenes are great with smell but if it's also strong on the taste I will have issues trying to smoke it.

 

[Ringodoggie]

Ok, cool. I think we may be close, then. Thanks again for all the help and input, everyone.

 

[Jellyfish]

Hell, I knew a girl once who would use a coffee grinder with every fresh bag. She'd grind it all to an even powder, stems, seeds, leaf and all. For someone like this, the trim job means nothing.

I've seen people do stupid shit like this too!

 

[Ringodoggie]

Bummer, the humidifier ran out of water some time last night and the humidity dropped to 39%. I jarred it this morning with a hygrometer. I'll check back in few hours to see if it is rehydrating a little. Once again, thanks for all the help.I

Got 1ounce, 20 grams from that tiny plant.

 

[Fitzera]

Why do you type like this? It's very annoying to read and it conveys very little, if any, context.

When you realize that english is not their first language, and you read more of their posts...you get a grasp of what they're trying to say and it's understandable.

 

[Fitzera]

This makes no sense.

Since everything is relative, please explain what you consider "Un-Damaged" flowers, and also what you consider 'damaged.' In my experience, cannabis is flexible and very difficult to 'damage' when wet. Conversely, the flowers are extremely fragile when dry. I even have a video clip showing the rain of trichomes, sparkling as they fall through a ray of sunlight, as a branch is dry trimmed.

I'm positive almost everyone on here would fail a doobie test of "guess whether this joint is rolled from wet or dry trimmed cannabis." Hint: Unless the dry trimmer is super meticulous (takes way too much time damaging fragile dry flowers, trying to clip every bit of leaf out), the dry trim always has more 'leaf' flavor.

I dont completely agree....yes dry trimming is going to knock of trichome heads but wet trimming grabs trichome heads because they're easily punctured and sticky.
If you want the evidence to prove one way is better than the other, you need to do both ways in an unbiased fashion (do it carefully and properly both ways, no half assing one way because you believe it to be inferior) and have the end result tested for overall cannabinoids. Without doing this, any result you present is solely based on your personal perception and cannot be accepted as fact, regardless of your belief.