The entire process will have an effect on the product. Fragrance and flavor mature depending on what the fresh chemotype of the material is. Generally the treatment process will rely on oxidation rates more or less depending on your goal which will vary according to the environment and the plants chemotype. As for pine flavors, it seems that the best way is to get the gene that codes for Lynalyol pyrophosphate from Gernyl pyrophosphate which all psychoactive cannabis should have. I'm pretty sure that you will get Pinene in varying quantities in the offspring with that simple difference. Im just pretty sure there is probably a bunch of different ways to get Pinene's from Lynalyol pyrophosphate but I may be wrong. I can tell you one thing, Pinene is a heavy component of the actual resin. If its real Pine genes then you should be able to heat dry the stuff and still detect some pine flavor. Ive grown crosses that would yield heat process resin that was reminescent of Pinesol. I would imagine that the characteristic Pinesol scent was due to oxidation conditions since the resin was dark clearish. Toluene was the solvent extract. Im pretty sure I refluxed the stuff in the presence of Isopropanol and Hydrochloric acid and still had Pinesol aroma. So, just saying real, strong piney stuff isnt (or shouldn't be) a delicate thing to get. I think it is a rough and tumble trait. I would breed that Pine OG if I had some OG genetics and clients that would actually support me..>Which I don't (cant seem to get support for anything less than tip top shelf because Im not the mr social asslicker make the sale type). I do believe that I have the original stuff I got the Pine phenotypes from though Im not sure they are the specific cross since I didn't keep notes and lost a bunch of specific crosses to storage compromise. Ironically, the plants flowering structure is pine cone type cola on super short bushes mostly.lol. I gotta crack those open some time and look for that Pine now that I think about it.
If you wanted to cheat, you could simply cure the stuff with some pine oil in a breathable sub container. You just have to find the pine oil that you like because each individual tree is different. I like sweet slightly astringent pines mostly.
You are telling this guy to cure with pine oil?! Imo thts not "cheating" thts tainting but different strokes for different folks lmao.