Harvest & Curing Drying in brown bag question

[Michael Gilmour]

Hello Afn. First post here but ive been lurking in the shadows for a while, great forum with great info so thanks all.

Ive got a question that i couldnt find the answer to. After 2 unsuccesfull dries (only took 3 days) ive decided to try the brown bag method (chop, trim, straight to bag). The first batch (6 shooter) has just dried up in 5 days and has a bit of a 'fresh cut smell', but shes in the jars and hopefully will come out good.

My next harvest will be tomorrow (pineapple exp) and i want to use the same method. Ive got quite thin bags and i want the dry to take 7 days +, not 5. If double or even tripple bag, will it speed up or slow down the process?

Tl:dr- will using multiple thin brown bags (bag inside a bag) vs one thin brown bag slow the drying process or speed it up.

Thanks in advance. Pics of finished plants attached...

 

[Headbudz77]

Why would you want to dry in 7 days instead of 5 or 3?
Would the cure process be more important than how long they took to dry, when it comes to taste.
I have had buds dry in 3 days, and then cure them for 15 days, and they were great


https://www.autoflower.org/threads/4-strains-3rd-grow.58760/

 

[Michael Gilmour]

Why would you want to dry in 7 days instead of 5 or 3?
Would the cure process be more important than how long they took to dry, when it comes to taste.
I have had buds dry in 3 days, and then cure them for 15 days, and they were great


https://www.autoflower.org/threads/4-strains-3rd-grow.58760/

Lots of conflicting evidence saying a slower dry makes a better smoke. Cure is more important but it seems a slow dry will set up for a better cure. Considering ive had average results (not a super dank smell) and the drying time is the common denominator, i figured it was worth changing

 

[Headbudz77]

Lots of conflicting evidence saying a slower dry makes a better smoke. Cure is more important but it seems a slow dry will set up for a better cure. Considering ive had average results (not a super dank smell) and the drying time is the common denominator, i figured it was worth changing

Ok got it, makes sense to try different methods to find the one that best suits you.
The brown paper bag method seems to be their quickest way to dry and keep smell.
I tried both methods of paper bag and drying in the rack, the paper bag seems to make them dry quicker all over and the rack seems to need more time and requires a monitoring of the RH%
Either way, I found that the smell almost always disappears during drying and comes back with a vengeance in curing, I do use cure boxes designed for curing weed.


https://www.autoflower.org/threads/4-strains-3rd-grow.58760/

 

[Kiefshagger]

Ok got it, makes sense to try different methods to find the one that best suits you.
The brown paper bag method seems to be their quickest way to dry and keep smell.
I tried both methods of paper bag and drying in the rack, the paper bag seems to make them dry quicker all over and the rack seems to need more time and requires a monitoring of the RH%
Either way, I found that the smell almost always disappears during drying and comes back with a vengeance in curing, I do use cure boxes designed for curing weed.


https://www.autoflower.org/threads/4-strains-3rd-grow.58760/

Hey headbuzz,where do.you get those curing boxes?? I'm interested lol

 

[Headbudz77]

00 Box, these are made in Spain. I order them online.


https://www.autoflower.org/threads/4-strains-3rd-grow.58760/