Wet Trim vs. Dry Trim

[quirk]

30 minutes, I'm done and drying in the pot. K.I.S.S.
Organic soil auto grower.

[MrPNW]

Up to 20 wet to 4 dry.

[homegrown]

Wet trim, and most of it while still in the pot lol(much easier on my back) I set it on the floor and pull up a chair, larfy stuff first, larger sugar leaves with little trichs next, then get new tinfoil trays for the good stuff. Eventually i have to cut the branch but most of the work is done. dont even like to think about trimming...

[dphipps1020]

Makes it more difficult IMO. I don't really know if there would be a good in between. I guess if anyone finds a good middle ground, let us know?

[MrPNW]

I’m a patient man who used to have a collection of 25 bonsai. I found it very therapeutic to sit with them and prune, wire, twist, bend, etc. hopefully I still got it. LOL

[YYCannabis]

One plant I’m just getting into jars now, took me and Mrs.YYC a total of 12 man-hours of trimming (over 3 evenings)...then the next plant was only 10 hrs of trimming. It’s the price you pay for large plants.

[YYCannabis]

Something that I’ve never seen anybody suggest is, i don’t know what to call it, but, “in between” trim. Hang everything to dry for only a couple of days...then trim...then continue drying. Maybe there is a happy spot in drying process that can found.

[MrPNW]

This far it’s
15 wet to 4 dry
(taking into account Sylvester’s stoned mishap )

[MrPNW]

I’ve been removing the fan leaves incrementally for a month now. Recently doing two of them on two different days this past week. Tonight I plan to doing the third one. You can see the third one in the rear right of this photo. I think this will reduce the amount of trim time. Also included is my Govee settings which the sensor is hanging above the canopy. I’m probably going to do the initial dry time in the tent since it appears to be maintaining an environment good for a slow dry. My house with all the Cadet heaters really dries out the rh this time of year. If need be I just picked up a small humidifier for my bedroom (dry throat) that I could put in the tent.

You can always see when I water (3-4 days) because the rh spikes. The low rh follows our weather. This time of year seems to pour one day and sunny/gray the next, with temps jumping between 40s to 20s.. I’m amazed how well the equipment keeps up considering.

[Cheeba]

Dry trimmed 1st harvest and doing a little of both this time around. Trimmed fan and larger sugar leaves but left rest to extend dry time with 45-47 rH. I do worry about trichomes during dry trim though.

[MagicMike66]

If it’s your first time I’d recommend wet all day long. Haha you’ve got no idea what you’re in for if it’s your first time and you’ve got a nice yield. Give yourself a full day for it 😂

[Ace1973]

wet trim, I leave about 40% of the sugar leaves so it dries slower.

[MeEasy]

I live in the desert super low rh and leaving the leaves on while drying helps hold some moisture in. The leaves form over the buds after a few hours like a cocoon and I lay them out on stackable sweater drying racks (old days we used window screens) with a cover over them to trap more moisture. I saw someone drying inside cardboard boxes and it would hold the moisture in the smaller space and I'll have to experiment with it, we'll see???

[Dieselgrower]

wet trim, then I put it out on trays while I hang the buds to dry then I freeze it.

[CaptainWiese91]

I have never diminished my bud quality with a wet trimming compared to a dry trim. Nor the smell to be honest. As you say it must be your personal experience.
Actually think wet trimmed buds look way better than buds that have been dry trimmed with half of all the sugar leaf stems in the bud still.
If I’m losing my smell on the buds it’s not the trimming that is the problem, but the way you dry the buds.