Are these drying too fast?

Boncoward
Boncowardstarted grow question 2d ago
Is this much shrinking normal after one day of drying? Rh is 58 and temp is 64f. I have one fan pointed at the ground and the wall and my exhaust fan set to low speed. They seem to be like half the size they were yesterday? They still feel wet and sticky.
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00110001001001111Oanswered grow question 3d ago
Yes, they will shrink significantly. Your temp and rh are fine. You hung the entire plant... This should not dry "too fast." Realize that even when they feel dry on the outside, they still have a long way to go. So take notes (initially) of timing if you cut and put into jars ... if it gets soft/moist on surface, pull them out... and, next time make sure you wait longer... trial and error until you get a good feel. Not all buds dry at the same rate.. density and size will matter. Be consistent about the process and you can react to those differences fairly accurately with a little experience. Easy to forget things in 3-4 months between harvests... until you have it well-mapped out, notes help.
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Mexicanasseedsanswered grow question 19h ago
It's totally normal for them to shrink suddenly on the first day, bro. They lose water from the cells and the pressure, that's why it looks like they shrink to half, but it's just pure water evaporating. Your parameters of 58% humidity and 64F are spot on for a slow dry of 10 to 14 days. As long as the fan isn't blowing directly on them and they stay sticky inside, everything is fine, don't freak out, they're not drying out too much. And an extra tip for your next grows is to add liquid silica from the vegetative stage; it's really going to help strengthen the cell walls of the stems and leaves, so the plant will handle heat stress, pests, and the weight of the buds better when they start to fatten up in flowering.
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