- placed the first trimmed batch in the dryer 72 hours ago
- each time the bud "shell" felt dry to the touch, they were placed in ziplock baggies to "sweat" (moisture from core redistributes throughout flower, resulting in "shell" feeling moist again) and then placed back in the dryer.
- careful attention is required to avoid:
- (a) buds becoming too dry ... because not transferred from dryer to baggies soon enough
- (b) mold forming ... because not transferred from baggies to dryer soon enough
- I kept the inside of the dryer at ~70F and 45-50%RH for the first 2+ days, then increased RH to 50-55%
- this will further slow down the rate of drying, and bring buds close to the 62% they'll be held at for curing in jars
- I should be able to remove buds from some stems in the next few hours, which I'll transfer to mason jars for curing
- I'll keep moving buds to jars as they finish drying
- I like to keep 62%RH Integra packs in the jars, but I may be out. I'll order more.
- I'll burp jars once daily for the first week (once weekly thereafter) and monitor for condensation etc.
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