Thanks! I'm trying to delete this post though because I'm getting conflicting results out of the jars now and I am not comfortable with it any more...
you have to have a mod delete the post but are all of your jars the same? maybe the rubber O ring got messed up on some of them
Well it's really weird because the second to last time I shook the supposedly air tight jar I thought I felt some moisture come out so maybe mason jars are never truly 100% airtight! Oh well. Thanks for the info btw.
foodsaver or brake bleeder to vacuum seal works very well long term. make sure your buds are fully dried and no longer need burping.