Harvest Day
We usually let the topsoil dry for a few days before chopping down and turn the grow light off for a comfortable harvest moment, also preventing plants from photosynthesis to reduce the accumulation of chlorophyll.
We recommend harvesting by cutting at the base of the plant and hanging upside down without trimming or plucking any leaves out.
Drying
Always drying in a dark room with good air circulation but, do not use a fan to blow directly at the flowers as they might dry too fast.
Most often, it takes about 14 days for the drying process. A daily check is recommended after about a week of drying by observing and checking if the leaves are dry and easy to remove as well as branches that are dry enough to be broken from the trunk but, be careful not to dry them for too long or flowers could become too dry and crispy.
Our preferred environment for the dry room is 23°C temperature with 45-50% relative humidity at all times.
Bucking
Now after about 14 days, your flowers should be ready for the trimming but, as you might have a big harvest, to let them hang around and wait for the trimming might cause some of the plants to become too dry. This can be prevented by cutting the flowers out of the branches and putting them into food preservation boxes which sometimes we put some unbleached papers in the box as well. Ideal moisture is about 12-14% for the safety and most effective bucking.
We recommended not to overfill the box or with just about 3/4 of the container should be fine. Environmental control of the storage room is exactly the same as the drying room which could be in the same room if needed, wearing gloves on all working processes.
Hand-Trimming
Dry trimming is the least damage to the flowers and trichomes. By trimming, it's not quite exactly cut off the leaves but more likely to use a scissors to press down at the base of the leaf which should fall off and break easily from the proper process of drying in the right environment.
Curing
When the trimming is complete, flowers can be stored in the curing container immediately. We always use opaque food preservative glass jars or you can use a tape to block the light as they might affect the shelf life after a long period of storage.
Flowers generally have a stronger aroma and intense potency after 2-3 weeks of curing. For a very long period of storing, a humidity control pack can be added after 1 month of curing.
Our preferred environment in the storage room is 25°C temperature with 55-60% relative humidity or room temperature could be done as well.
