Your buds will never smell the same during or after drying as they do on the plant. As they cure some terps become more pronounced while some seem to almost vanish. Get used to it
What a load of bollocks! Once a trichome is formed nothing short of chemical or mechanical removal will make it "vanish" or disappear.Go ROLS. Those resinous substances are supposed to be building up to a high Brix count. With hydro, they vanish as quick as they come. Cut the plant, and the "cake frosting" depletes immediately. They dont stockpile. As soon as the moistures gone they turn to dust. Airbud.