Harvest & Curing When will my curing bud smell good?

[Auto-Bud-Man]

im in the curing phase, i harvested two weeks ago and bottled up on 11/22 last thursday.

Im wondering when my bud will smell better? Right now id say it must be what they call a partially grassy smell at least. I open up the mason jars up every day for about 10 or 15 minutes, the jars have one bovedw 62% pack and a hygrometer each. The RH in the jars is between 62-70% depending on bud sizes in the jar. The popcorn was drier at harvest than the larger buds.

Im not complaining but i am wondering when I can expect a good dank smell.

 

[hecno]

It can depend on strain , some have very little smell and some a strong smell , just remember It has nothing to do with quality .

 

[Auto-Bud-Man]

It can depend on strain , some have very little smell and some a strong smell , just remember It has nothing to do with quality .

I gave some a try tonight and it smoked ok, it just doesnt have the smell i was expecting. Its getting better though.

 

[MickJ]

I gave some a try tonight and it smoked ok, it just doesnt have the smell i was expecting. Its getting better though.

I find around a month to settle on the smell.

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[Auto-Bud-Man]

I find around a month to settle on the smell.

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Thanks, that's what I was thinking. I guess EVERYTHING is a wait when it comes to growing!! Grrrr...

 

[STILLSMOKIN]

I love the bag cure! But i modified a bit. I hang dry until edges are crispy, then a quick manicure before bags. Leave in bags until you can squeeze buds and they sponge back up. Jar after that and its good to go. I dont use a meter just check jar after a couple hours to make sure its not still wet. How did you dry? No light with fresh air is ideal. Just slight breeze works perfect.

 

[ion]

"If your tired of getting that hay smell with your bud try this..
When I use to grow autos and drying my method was to wet trim and hang, then I tried paper bag method (which was okay) but I was still left with fresh cut grass slightly hay smell and no terps whatsoever.. The best way to dry is to do a whole plant hang with large fan leaves taken off for 10 days at 60% humidity and 17C. THEN trim your bud and jar it up. I guarantee you that your bud will be so much more flavourful and louder compared to wet trim. I changed to dry trimming and I've never looked back and everyone else who has changed to dry trimming has said the same." Taken from this thread: https://www.autoflower.org/threads/...nvironment-nutrients-and-drying-curing.65308/

 

[STILLSMOKIN]

"If your tired of getting that hay smell with your bud try this..
When I use to grow autos and drying my method was to wet trim and hang, then I tried paper bag method (which was okay) but I was still left with fresh cut grass slightly hay smell and no terps whatsoever.. The best way to dry is to do a whole plant hang with large fan leaves taken off for 10 days at 60% humidity and 17C. THEN trim your bud and jar it up. I guarantee you that your bud will be so much more flavourful and louder compared to wet trim. I changed to dry trimming and I've never looked back and everyone else who has changed to dry trimming has said the same." Taken from this thread: https://www.autoflower.org/threads/...nvironment-nutrients-and-drying-curing.65308/

I dont think i can handle mine any louder! My whole house reeks until i bag mine. But basically the same thing as i do only no bag. But mine hang dry for about 7-10 depending on how wet it is then to a bag. I feel the bag draws that green taste out faster. Cause i can smoke right after bag.

 

[Auto-Bud-Man]

Thanks guys! I’ll give that method a shot next time

 

[Padawan1972]

"If your tired of getting that hay smell with your bud try this..
When I use to grow autos and drying my method was to wet trim and hang, then I tried paper bag method (which was okay) but I was still left with fresh cut grass slightly hay smell and no terps whatsoever.. The best way to dry is to do a whole plant hang with large fan leaves taken off for 10 days at 60% humidity and 17C. THEN trim your bud and jar it up. I guarantee you that your bud will be so much more flavourful and louder compared to wet trim. I changed to dry trimming and I've never looked back and everyone else who has changed to dry trimming has said the same." Taken from this thread: https://www.autoflower.org/threads/...nvironment-nutrients-and-drying-curing.65308/

Iam getting better results in the smell department since I started hanging the whole plant, but I do wet trim ..a rough trim . I used to go by the the RH + a day rule whenever hanging individual stems . As in, RH 40%= 4days +1= 5days drying time. With whole plant, I'm adding maybe 2-3 more days because if the added moisture in stalk and whole branches....In my opinion, I have not ran into the dry hay smell, or has been greatly reduced since whole plant hanging. Once they are in jars about a week, pop the lid..and it hits you even harder!