[jesus00]

Ok, so the harvest is complete. I decided to clip the plant a day early so that I could let the buds sit out for at least 24 hours to let photosynthesis complete. I manicured the buds right off the plant (a very zen activity if you ask me) and made ISO hash from the clippings. The hash sunk me into the couch pretty quickly after about 4 hits, and made browsing the net tedious, so hopefully this is a good indication of potency.

I decided to abandon the method of putting a silica gel filled paper towel on the bottom so that and leaks wouldn't mix with nay crystals that fall off the buds, however - I doubled the amount of gel in the top "pouch."

I need to reiterate that this method is not a quick drying method (though silica can be used to quick dry in the microwave) but rather a solution for those who cannot deal with the smell or doesn't have the space to hang dry their buds. It has been about 36 hours since the buds were placed in the jar and so far they look gorgeous. There are trichs everywhere and even touching the stem results in sticky fingers. I predict that the buds will take a total of 5 days to properly dry this way, and I think I will need to change the silica gel at least once.

overall I think this is turning into a very promising prospect.