Curing Bud

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Found this good article in hi times questions and answers, tells a good way to cure your bud after you dry it out.

Curing is a technique used by growers who wish to produce top quality smoke. When done properly, it reduces the harsh, grassy taste of weed and maximizes its sweetest fragrances and flavors. It will also help the finished product burn more evenly and completely. There are several ways to cure marijuana, but all have some things in common. First, a good cure begins during harvest. Take care not to overhandle or damage the buds, and remove as much unwanted leaf as possible. It's the leaf, or more specifically, the large amounts of chlorophyll in leaf that gives herb its grassy taste. Dry the buds thoroughly. Drying is different than curing. Drying removes the moisture from the plant matter at which time it is smokeable, but harsh. Curing goes a step farther and "sweetens" the herb by aging it and allowing time for the chlorophyll in it to break down, and the natural resins and oils to flavor it. Curing will not increase potency, but it will make the smoking much more pleasurable. The easiest way to cure marijuana is to keep it stored in a cool, dark place in an airtight glass jar. Gently rotate the buds around once a week or so to aerate them. In a month, you'll have the smoothest smoking herb around.