Drying and curing cannabis buds

Drying and curing cannabis is a three step and the last process in growing cannabis in order to smoke it without damaging your lungs and getting the best taste out of your cannabis buds. Drying cannabis buds generally takes a maximum of two weeks and curing cannabis can take two weeks up to two or more months. Drying time also depends on where you live and the place you dry them. Places in a desert would dry them weed faster, and tropical places would take longer to dry the weed. The first step after harvesting your cannabis buds is the drying possess. This can be performed by taking the branches and hanging them up side down so the fan cannabis leaves droop and cover the marijuana buds. During this step you need to put the branches in a cool dark place [not humid] with enough ventilation. It is good idea to check up on the cannabis buds every day to watch for signs of mold and mildew and correct the problem if it happens. After the fan cannabis leaves droop down over the flowers and turn crisp or break off easily, you would want to start trimming off the fan cannabis leaves only. Even a better way to take off the cannabis leaves is to do it before drying the cannabis buds because it it will be much harder to cut off the fan cannabis leaves after the cannabis buds have dried. So, we recommend you to cut them off before you hang the cannabis branches upside down.The deal with this method is to dry it slowly but not to fast. If you dry your cannabis buds too fast it will make your cannabis buds smell like pine needles, hay, or taste bad. Drying the cannabis buds too slow in this first step is not a good idea ether because of mold and mildew will attack them. It's very important there's enough air circulation in the room so you can't do it without an electric driven fan. After the fan cannabis leaves are trimmed you want to hang it up to dry again because the cannabis buds will still be moist or wet. They should still have the little inner cannabis leaves so they can droop and cover the cannabis buds. Hang the branches again in a cool dark place with proper ventilation until the little cannabis leaves and bud tips turn crisp when you touch them. It is then time to remove the cannabis buds from the branch and remove the rest of the leaf material as best as possible. This is what is referred to as "manicuring" of cannabis buds. But as said before it's better if you do this before you hang them to dry. At this point the cannabis buds should be a little moist, including the inside of them. Some can be smokeable at this point, but if you wait till the next two processes you can get even better smelling and tasting cannabis buds.

After the cannabis buds are trimmed [and a little moist still] you would want to dry them some more in the paper bag step. The best choice would be the brown shopping bags found at a supermarkets, because they are not bleached [the stuff you don't want in your cannabis buds] This is another tricky step. Put the trimmed cannabis buds in the brown bag loosely and its best not to fill it more than 3 to 4 inches | 7.5 to 10 cm from the bottom.It is not necessary at this time to close the bag [still need to prevent mildew and mold]. When the cannabis buds are in the bag you would want to check every day to rotate the cannabis buds in the bag so they dry evenly.This can be achieved by shifting positions of the cannabis buds, turning them ever so often, or shaking the bag. As the cannabis buds dry they will naturally compact into the self-preserving state that is mostly desired.At this time that the cannabis buds can be more compacted together and the bag can be folded close. They should now be fully smokable, though perhaps still! slightly moist in the middle. A big reminder that every climate differs and may take more or less time. There is nothing better than repeated, hands-on checking to prevent damage to the cannabis buds from mold and mildew. Curing the cannabis buds The last step is to create a way to bring out the full flavor and best smoke from the cannabis buds. This can be done by using an air tight jar or similar. Put the dried cannabis buds into the jar loosely [do not compact them] and cover them. It is very important in the early jar-stage to check the cannabis buds at least once a day to replace the air, take them out [this helps dry evenly] and put them back in a different order. This should be done for 7 to10 days then it can be done lest often. After 7 days all you need to do is open the jar and check the cannabis buds on a daily basis for mold and mildew. If mold and mildew is found in this step. Take the cannabis buds with mold or mildew out of the batch [throw away] and put the rest back in a brown bag for a few more days then the jar step can be repeated. This step can take from 2 weeks to 2 months depending on how you want you cannabis buds to develop its distinctive characteristics. The longer the better A bud is completely dry, cured, and ready for consumption when the stem in the middle of the bud snaps easily with the fingers. The snap is easy to detect with practice. The cannabis buds now can be sealed and stored for a really long period of time. Lastly there are many ways to dry cannabis buds, but this is the best method yet we use and never failed us.