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You are confusing drying and curing. They are not the same, and you need to do both. Silica gel will not help with curing. As for drying, yes it will help to dry your bud if you have it sealed off, but you shouldn't have it sealed off. You are better to dry by having the buds loosely arranged with gentle ventilation. Hanging them using plain string and clothespins works very well, or you could put them very loosely in a brown paper grocery bag. If you bag them to dry, what will help better than silica gel is uncooked rice -- get one of those boil-in-bags and put it in there.
After the bud is dry, then you put it in jars to cure. Let it breathe for 15 minutes 1-2 times per day.
Throughout both the drying and curing processes you can pinch to smoke, no worries, it just might taste harsh but will put a smile on your face.
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