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Drying Techniques, Which One?...

cheetah844started grow question 3 years ago

I have a question on drying, what are your opinions? 1)drying the whole plant fan leaves & all 2) drying the whole plant with only fan leaves removed 3) wet trim, cutting each branch off separately & then hang drying I'm looking for best quality flower not the fastest.

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HerbalEduanswered grow question 3 years ago

here a good article on the topic you can have look. https://www.royalqueenseeds.com/blog-wet-vs-dry-trimming-your-cannabis-buds-n608 Wet trim for me

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cheetah844answered grow question 3 years ago

I think I'm going this route as a test... I'll cut off all of the fan leaves. I feel they'll get crispy & as soon as their touched they'll crumble onto sticky trichomes. I'll pull a couple branches off & dry singly but leave sugar leaves attached. Then dry the rest of the plant without fan leaves whole.

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Coopmcanswered grow question 3 years ago

I hand branches with big fan leaves removed but all sugar leaf intact

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Ezzjaybruhanswered grow question 3 years ago

I don’t like wet trimming personally. It’s easier but outcome not as good IMO I pull the main branches off 12-18” sections, pull off any leaves I can see the stem/petiole of.. then hang to dry.. then trim remaining leaves after full dry is complete

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Goodvibsanswered grow question 3 years ago

For me wet trim Feels like I have less waist as it’s easy to use in things. Your Plants look sweeet 🤙

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GrowingGrannieanswered grow question 3 years ago

My personal preference is for wet trim... drying fan leaves is silly and shriveled up become a nuisance... and you lose too much with dry trim unless you've got a set up that allows you to strain out the keif...

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Disn00fanswered grow question 3 years ago

Option one is the best. Dry the whole plant fan leaves & all.

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