My buds feel dry, but the branches aren't. What should I do?

since you left them on the larger branches, when people say the old "when the stems snap" that's not applied to thick branches. I think leavig it on the full branch probably means you need to try to snap the even smaller twigs than normal for that non-specific metric that varies for several reasons. ususally when they are first feeling dry on outside, there's still quite a lot of moisture inside the plant material that's slowly making it to the surface. The rate of evaporation outpaced this evening out or "sweating" of moisture. density and such make a difference.. i don't leave buds on the stem so you may need a bit longer, but typicaly 12-24 more hours of drying once it feels dry on outside.. feeling weight of the buds helps too... buds are light.. you should notice excess water weight. Here's the bright side. If you target a specific temp and RH, you'll quickly learn how long it takes and be able to make small adjustments to the process for density of nugs. If they get too wet after putting into a container, you know you needed to wait longer. If temps and rh are the same, you can expect reasonable similar drying times. Add a bit more next time. Or, subtract depending on your outcome here... keep notes of the basics.. Temp, RH and when you put into container along with results... adjust as needed. Consistency in climate is huge to learning this faster.