the smell also depends on how you dry/cure ,I cut my buds off of the stem and weigh out 100 grams of bud ,this goes in a separate place on drying rack and in about 3 days it will weigh 25 to 30 grams at this time its ready for jars ,when it goes into jars it may feel dry but it has quite a bit of moister deep in the bud ,this will make the buds feel soft and soggy , when I burp I go by the RH in the jars if rh is at 70%or above I leave jars open for 1 hour the close if its in the 60s I open and close the jar ,all we are doing when we burp is let out that moister, when all is said and done the smell and taste returns , also if you dried them with the light over them on then yes you probably bleach/burnt the color and taste from it it should still be good weed to smoke maybe not as smooth