WET VS DRY Trimming

[DHF]

Many ways ta skin a mule.....My mad scientist clone factory growbro`s on the left coast run 256-3" rockwool cubes on coco mats and 4 x 4 flood tables , and they built overhead racks like restaurants and bars hold wine and drink goblets in their drying areas......

After end of stretch they strip all the fans with stems gradually till there`s none left , and end of cycle they take each cube and slide em down the racks upside down for perfect spacing and adequate airflow till time to package for market with sugar leaves attached .......and then......

They run the 1/4 oz dried colas through their home made kief tumblers , and like FF alluded to the box shaking technique that`s old as the hills but lost long ago at the old dead sites , the end result is fully "de-leafed/dry trimmed" ready for market top shelf nuggage with all the sugar leaf and dry sift extracted for personal use or after market hash making as preferred......anyways.......

I`m glad this discussion has finally ended up in the right context of all the above methods being preferable for where you live first and foremost , and not a he said , she said right or wrong argument...and why ?......

There ARE no absolutes with growin dope....Everything depends on where you are and how you go about controlling your environment while using proper watts per sq ft.....while they grow......

Once they`re dead , it`s even more important to make sure the dry/cure/pkg process is done slowly and checked regularly for the constant lowering of humidity in the room till they`re ready.......

It ain`t rocket science , but it takes some time to get good at it......Ya`ll take care and happy harveys by any mean necessary that makes yas feel good about the final result.....

Peace....DHF..........

 

[NorC@liGrower]

Once they`re dead , it`s even more important to make sure the dry/cure/pkg process is done slowly and checked regularly for the constant lowering of humidity in the room till they`re ready.......

DHF that's really the key IMO an IME whether dry or wet trimmed. Don't know if you remember but you helped me a lot, as Redux, when I really got into indoor growing some years back here on IC Mag.

 

[DHF]

DHF that's really the key IMO an IME whether dry or wet trimmed. Don't know if you remember but you helped me a lot, as Redux, when I really got into indoor growing some years back here on IC Mag.

Hey Bro......been wonderin where you went , and yeah...... The Devil`s in the details guaranteed.....

Don`t matter how good you are at growin the shit if yas can`t produce the best possible end product with a proper dry and cure regardless of the techniques used......

To each his own.....DHF...........

 

[NorC@liGrower]

DHF I still remember you talking about that tank aerator used for bait fish or something. It was a Keep Alive system or something. Then you moved onto something else. Anyway you gave me a lot of good advice back then and appreciated it

 

[C@nn@M@n]

I trim the big fan leaves off right after chopping the ladies. It makes it much easier to trim after they've dried. I don't see a big difference in the buds if I cut the fan leaves off or let them dry out. It is just a matter of ease. However, I never trim wet buds.

 

[growhi]

not sure if anyone has mentioned the pragmatic reason for dry over wet , ............................. the collection of resin !

when dry triming over paper or plastic you get a nice collection of sugar dust to enjoy after

doing it wet you get sticky scissors and maybe a pathetic little ball of contaminated sissor hash/leaf/dust/hair lol

 

[St3ve]

Yeah, that's right.

Really? It's about an odd method of dry trim, seems like the right spot to me?

This is a discussion on WET VS DRY trimming.. if you have seen those guys trimming with a toothbrush on wet trim also then yes, you would be.

not that I mind your awesome info

 

[MildeStoner]

Perhaps that means dry trimming should win all round for versatility lol..
But yeah, I see where you're coming from, I still think it's relevant as it covers some of the advantages of processing dry instead of wet

 

[SmokeyTheBear]

No one really addressed my question so I will post it again. This is from page 2 of this thread.

Takes my buds a week with leaves trimmed wet. Takes two weeks with the leaves left on in my environment. This is with 50% humidity and temps 65-70 degrees F and a oscillating fan blowing air around the room.

 

[NorC@liGrower]

not sure if anyone has mentioned the pragmatic reason for dry over wet , ............................. the collection of pollen !

when dry triming over paper or plastic you get a nice collection of sugar dust to enjoy after

doing it wet you get sticky scissors and maybe a pathetic little ball of contaminated sissor hash/leaf/dust/hair lol

You mean trichomes not pollen right? Are you from Europe?

Doing it dry you also get sticky scissors yet yeah wet trimmed scissor is a bit harsh. You should never trim bud when it's bone dry anyway cause trichomes will fall off like a shower. If I remember right about 55% humidity in the room is great. There's no loss when you trim if you collect everything properly. Anytime you handle buds there's some 'damage'. It's inevitable.

Also when you trim are you going like a Trimpro or a surgeon? You can still trim fast without destroying your buds.

 

[medicalmj]

I just can't see how dry is even an option unless you got way too much to harvest. I mean you can hold a long cola with the leaves turgid and perpendicular to the bud. Just take the scissors and snip about 2 times per second as you turn the cola. So just what is the process dry? Each one of those leaves is stuck to the bud. I've done dry only because I got lazy or ran out of time. But It takes me at least twice as long and lots of trichs are lost. Sure you can collect and smoke, but if you are providing medicine than I think the patient would rathjer have those trichs.

Just my 2 cents...

 

[THC123]

Many of the pros out here use trim machines, which if you read their literature states that they are "designed for freshly harvested plants." All the other pros I know trim wet. Some that grow only for personal will just hang the plant and pick off buds as needed.

people who produce weed in massive quantities are not pros they are commercial and yes for commercial use trimming dry is almost impossible

 

[BasementGrower]

by harvest time i have no fan leaves with stems left.. so its just hang to dry.. and trim jar and cure.. sell or smoke. lol. man im so fuckin dry right now its killing me. smoking hash that i made from trim to get by till harvest time

 

[MildeStoner]

Call it what it is, drysift! I also get rubbed the wrong way by people saying pollen, it's obviously a residual term from before we knew what trichomes were lol

 

[NorC@liGrower]

people who produce weed in massive quantities are not pros they are commercial and yes for commercial use trimming dry is almost impossible

Not bashing here but I just can't edit posts yet. The difference in someone producing 100lbs outdoor between commercial and great is a LOT of money. Most stuff grown is crap. I'd say only 20% of all stuff grown worth smoking.

Some of the better ops I've seen do a simple trim wet removing large fan leaves and gross material, hang to dry then really go at it to finish it off then bag. Once they finish trimming and bag in packs quality genetics and well grown herb cured enough to go out the door.

 

[Oily Farmer]

Wet vs dry trimming, I chose wet every time.
When I harvest, I trim/remove as much leaf as possible, break down all bud clusters to get at even the tiniest of leaves, then place the manicure bud in a dry net. I have found that this method dries the bud faster than hanging from the vine, and I don't have to deal with cleaning up bits of dried plant material.
In addition, the trim dries out quicker when removed at harvest, which to me means a shorter delay in making fresh-catch hash.
It's all about finding your own technique that works best for what suits you, and I have...
Happy trimming....

 

[lordofthenugz]

I trim wet cause that means I can quick dry the trim and make BHO out of it instead of waiting a week to catch a decent tasting buzz of my kind werkz.


Peace!

 

[siftedunity]

does it really matter? a doorstep in the uk describes a sandwich, it doesn't mean it has to be an actual doorstep etc. same as the pistil debate

 

[Greenheart]

Can't we all just hit abong? About a decade ago I used to refer to them as crystals. Scientific terms such a trichome will help to eliminate confusion. Call them joy sand if you want but if people are confused about what a person is talking about many will ask for clarification.

Back to the topic. I love my "nasty" scissor scrapings. I may get a bit of small leaf material but hair? I guess that is the difference between a personal gardener and those with numbers or outdoor. The stuff coming off my scissors is mostly black resins but sometimes looks like amber glass stuff. I usually let it sit over night and then ration it out over a week or two with a little chunk here and there on a loaded pipe. As it melt in and I take that first rip I get this exando hit that just incenerates any thought I had in my mind and exhale this crisp cool cloud with an "omg" cough cough cough tears wetting the eye with followed by a "whoa" and then a blissful smile for a minute as I recover for the next hit of "whhhhwhew fu-- here take this I need a sec". How about that episode of strain hunters where they spend a day in the field basically mashing buds and scraping their hands for balls of it to smoke?

 

[hobb3s93]

dry trim! makes herb taste better ,makes it easier to determine how much some one has trimmed for u. but its not like its "dry" when i trim it. its just lost most of its water, still very sticky. then jar it up.

used to do it wet, never dried aswell , always to quickly.
quality has gone way up since i started doing um dry.

no offense to anybody here but i dont like those hang rack mesh things. used it once made buds flat on one side.
atleast no go for cola's , they are great for scraggle and other scraps u wanna dry quickly for bho.

weither wet or dry trim, everyone who hasnt read the "perfect cure everytime" thread should check it out. now ill never go back, rh monitering is definetly key to a dank harvest!!!