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Now this is a Dry and Cure diary, as far as I'm concerned. So.... Dry Day 1) She went into the tent at 75/55 which was exactly where the last dry was. The last dry went 6 days in those conditions, but she was a little too overly dry that time, so I'm aiming for 5 days this time. Things might get colder soon around here (it's 62 degrees F at night in December around here right now - not what you would normally expect.) So maybe when the colder weather hits, I should be able to get better results those days. Dry Day 1 Later:) Now I got 73/60 in there. I'm not going to try to lower the humidity. I think that's a good sign. I remember with my first grow that a day before I trimmed and jarred, the relative humidity in the tent struggled to get above 50%. So this time, I'm going to not open the tent at all to check anything until I notice that the humidity is struggling to get higher in the tent. In a tent this small, the biggest provider of humidity should be the plant itself. So in effect, the relative humidity of the tent IS the relative humidity of the plant? Maybe? Continuing with the theme of the effort - testing things learned with the first grow - I'm going to test that theory this time. So if the humidity is high in there right now, then great! It just means I just put her in there. It will come down on its own. If I start running the exhaust fan to lower rh, I'm just drying out the plant faster. I have the exhaust fan running at its lowest setting - 10%. That's 10% of 200 CFM. Twenty CFM for a 12 CF tent (2x2x3), so running at that level should just perfect. I have the humidifier for my apartment going. But it's not terribly powerful. Eh. We'll see how that goes too! LOL. Dry Day 3) Temps and RH at 73/59 respectively. Still humid in there but that's what I'm testing this time, right? Maybe I can get a better dry/cure this time. Maybe I won't. Maybe I'm gonna learn what bud rot looks like! LOL! 😂 Might check her tomorrow night. If not, the next night without question. Dry Day 5) Just got my head out of the tent. She was closed in there for 4 days before I just checked her. The grassy smell was overwhelming when I opened the tent. Taking lessons from my first grow, this means she's at least a couple days away from being dry. But I have to admit, this drying stage of the process is the part that concerns me most. I mean, I bent some stems. I bent some buds. All the branches were pretty flexible. No snapping or breaking anywhere. From what I hear, this means she isn't ready yet. I guess I just don't like how un-scientific this process is. But if she isn't ready yet, it wouldn't surprise me. It's been pretty humid in there. The rule of thumb I've been using is that the difference between the temp and the rh should be less than 20. For example, my last reading was 75/58, so a difference of 18. As I've been tracking this difference over the last few days, it has been getting wider. This is why this is my favorite indicator. My guess is that as the plant gets drier, the humidity in the tent gets lower for any given temperature reading because the vapor pressure from the plant gets lower as it dries. Until I see that the difference widens out beyond 20 consistently, we'll prolly keep this process going. Dry Day 5 Later): I checked the humidity and RH of the tent an hour or so again and saw that the temp/RH difference had grown to 24. After raising the hygrometer on my dehumidifier, I was able to get the difference to 20, but that was it. Not only that, the humidity in the tent is only a few points above the room humidity, so I think this all indicates that she's ready to go into the jars. I think this all indicates that the vapor pressure from the plant is low now. I could be wrong, but this is only my second grow. If you've read my diaries you know that I do this expecting to have failures to learn from. So if I'm wrong, instead of smoking good bud, I'll be smoking some good new knowledge. I'll take it too. Weed and knowledge are both good for you!! LOL! 😜 Another reason why today is a good day to trim is climate change. It's hotter than I'd like in there right now because it's hotter than I'd like OUT there right now. It's 60 degrees out and slightly humid - not winter weather (at least no Xmas tornadoes.) So she's cooking more than she should right now. Combined with the low vapor pressure described above, there's little reason to be hopeful for more. And finally, though dense with buds, she's a tiny plant. Why would you expect a tiny plant to take two weeks to dry? So at 4 pm today (point when the dry reaches exactly 5 days), I'll take her out and start trimming, I think, unless I see strong reasons no to do it. I'm hoping she goes into the jars with a RH of 60%+ because I'd like to cure without boost packs this time. Cross your fingers with me? 😊 Have a great grow day..