Pity about the mold. You know when it's dry when you bend a stem "coming from a node" they should snap, but stay together, if it breaks off, you've dried too much, and risk a smell of hay, if dried too much/quickly. It's an art. Ppl dry and have dif levels of moisture they like in their bud. Generally though at min you should get back 1/4 of wet weight. After a few days curing. You'll feel moisture back in the bud. Lots of ppl are tempted to take them back out and let dry more, "them getting moisture back in is a normal process" after 2-3 weeks you're set. I'm still learning the dry/cure process. Even after 30+ harvests. Good growing pal.
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