I just chopped my plants and hung them in my 4x3 grow tent. I have a mini dehumidifier running and I left the input and exhaust fans running. Do I have to do this? Could I dry them just in the tent without the fans? What temp is best? Any help would be appreciated.
I would check the humidity before you run the de humidifier. Could get to dry in there and dry out faster than you want.
I don’t know shit, just started growing but I’ve always read that above 55% is prone to mold and will take much longer to dry. I’d be curious to know why that humidity level is better than compared to around 45-55%
You'll be fine drying at 70%. At first I was really hesitant to try it because like you I'd seen all of those 50-55% humidity recs and where I live it's a chore to keep the humidity that high anyway. It slows drying down enough so that most of the hay smell is gone after a week and it preserves terps. If you can keep your humidity at 65% you'll be okay.