getting close to harvest time. i’ve been reading some reports about people drying before trimming and getting better results. i’m intrigued. my drying room runs between 65 to 75 degrees F and humidity swings between 60% to 70%. is this a good option for me?
This is one of those personal preference thingies, and nothing more. Oh sure, you will hear from many as to why they believe one trimming method is better than the other, but if you really analyze both of those trimming methods by using scientific or logical reasoning neither of those trimming methods is any better or worse than the other. Anyhow... for me what is more important than when one trims their buds, is how one actually dries their buds! And why is that more important? Because if any single trichome is allowed to be dried to 58% RH or lower, or if any single trichome is dried in a environment that maintains a temperature of 68F or higher that trichome will lose most all of their myrcene terpenes through rapid evaporation. And once that happens to any single trichome it won't develop into any kind of truly beneficial medicine no matter how long you cure it! So if you to truly want your buds to be all that they could be, don't ever let your drying rooms humidity get below 58% RH and don't ever let your drying rooms temperature to get to 68F or higher before those buds are actually jarred...
I've wet trimmed and dry trimmed. What I wet trimmed took forever to smell dank and I rate it 6.5/10 dankness scale. Dry trim gives 10/10 dankness scale and smells dank from the start Sorry I had to edit. I accidentally put wet in the dry spot vice versa lol sorry @killset
It's going to be very tough to keep it below 68 degrees. Even in my bedroom with the air conditioner cranking I rarely get below that for any extended length of time. Keeping the RH above 58% shouldn't be a problem though.
I'm absolutely not arguing with you. I appreciate anybody's comments who takes the time to respond to my post. But this is almost the exact opposite of what I've been reading lately. People are saying dry trimming makes it so the buds take a little bit longer to dry which tends to make it more dank. The last time that I wet trimmed I feel the buds dried-out a little bit too quickly and I ended up with weed that smells like grass. Even after extensive curing it still never really developed into a very pungent odor. I'm really trying to focus on quality for this run. I'm hoping to end up with the kind of bud that you can smell across the room when you open the jar and is so sticky that you can press a bud to your forehead and it will stay there! LOL! The stuff smells amazing now as it grows and I really don't want to lose that. Why do you feel you got better results wet trimming?
I've done dry and wet trim too. I found wet trimming easier to get a really well groomed bud, but slower than dry trimming. I much prefer wet trimming though, not least because you can do it before pulling the plant. This is the Panama strain I grew last year, completely trimmed before chop Edit: Actually, if you look close you'll see there is one branch (tied with purple yarn) that I didn't fully trim... it was left alone because it was treated with pollen to make seeds. (Didn't take though... I think I pollinated a little late.)
Maybe if your drying humidity is on the lower side dry trim, leaving more on to slow the drying process. Vice versa, if your humidity is on higher the higher side wet trim. BL
smells dank from the start because the whole plant is still attached LOL Both versions need time to dry/allow the turpene profile of the bud to express itself fully. Either way its still weed and the smell will be a result of grow, dry, and cure process, not necessarily when you trim but rather how well you handle the whole process. I always smell my trim to get a feel for what to expect when im drying lol. I honestly dont think it makes a huge difference, just changes the order of all the stuff you have to do either route you take! it takes longer to dry if you dont wet trim, other than that I really dont see a difference.