[Bigge]

I think you are right and a UV light would work....but I have no such light :( and the sun is free if it works as my experience indicates...UV-C working on the outside would be fine as any mold I have seen has only been on the outside of the plant....no need to penetrate the plant. I gently rotate the buds to 'sun dip' all sides and the same would be neede with a UV light.

Reducing my bud size to minimize mold risk is like asking me to have penis reduction surgery to minimize the chances of catching my wang in my zipper....id rather learn how to use my zipper. Sorry if the analogy is off but my point is I'd rather learn how to prevent mold than reduce my bud size.

Can anyone confirm that short (30min) exposure to sun after drying degrades the resin or THC?

Hey Bigge.....As I said above , it`s all about what works for you where you live........

Guaranteed the only elements that degrade THC are Heat , Light , and Air.......but if....

Puttin your nugs outside for a 1/2 hr to prevent mold before final container holding , produces no discernible reduction in potency in your eyes , then that`s all that matters...but.....

Once I had my product burped down to 62% there was never any danger of molds forming inside any containers as long as there was never excessive heat involved in the storage process AFTER the proper dry/cure.......and that`s why.....

If there were any of my buckets left after the month cure rollover in rotation before going to market , they went straight into the deep freezers to be put in suspended animation and prevent any further degradation till being pulled out as needed......anyways.....

Many ways ta skin a mule....as long as yas know the rules to work within.....

Good luck....DHF.........

[MildeStoner]

Remove fans and budrot at harvest, hang with smaller leaves intact (they protect the buds during drying). Run a dehuey if you need to, but be concious that over-drying is both possible and detrimental to quality.
When dry, remove from large stalks and pack into rubbermaid totes. Trim over something to catch all the trichomes that fall off!

I find with wet trim everything is a lot messier, and the bud seems to change colour to darker hues quicker during curing. Also, if wet buds are placed on a flat surface they flatten themnselves due to their own weight, dry buds hold their structure a lot better!
Dry trim doesn't smear any fresh trichomes all over your scissors, fingers and whatever else the buds come into contact with, which is also a selling point if you ask me.

[stihgnobevoli]

DHF i said the same shit pages ago. no one listens.

[967]

I can't believe all you people dry trim. What a pain in the ass. I wet trim, usually takes around 10 days to dry, stinks and tastes as good if not better than any other bud i've ever smoked. I carry a gram on me in a sealed bag, my car stinks, anyone i come into contact with comments on the smell... I must be missing something. Gonna give it a try for percy but seeing as i don't smoke the majority of my product, and price doesn't vary so much by quality where i am, wet trim any day for me..

[Jbomber79]

it's like DHF said it's all about the environment your in and what works for you may not work for others...

[MildeStoner]

967 I also used to wet trim until a friend showed me the error of my ways when working on a large outdoor grow, give it a try, bud just looks better preserved at the end of the day...

[FlowerFarmer]

I don't necessarily think dry trimming is a whole lot harder...

well.. I guess it depends on the variety. I can see where it'd be a nightmare with some varieties, but with many it is not. I find it actually easier.


I've always been a wet trimmer, but after having experienced the differences myself I have been testing and modifying the way I harvest. I'll still wet trim (or trimpro rotor) my smalls as I don't want to be dealing with them dry, but everything else gets hung (in major branches/sections) & fan leaves removed.

By the time it is dry it is actually really easy to trim. Depending on liquidation outlet I could practically blow through it with just my fingers busting off all of the frosted tips, etc.


One of the major advantage of this is that I can harvest and get the entire crop hung and out of my way in one day... giving me time to clean/reload the next round... and then return to trim dry in 7-10 days.

This is a huge advantage over trimming wet right out of my flower room, which takes time.. and inevitable delays my reload.


Bobble has turned me on to this method of harvesting and I think I'm going to grab some Bonsai Heros for future rounds. This will allow you to quickly blow through and do a de-fan/rough cut.... returning only to clean them up a little for presentation/sale. All this can be done while the plant is hung upside down and standing up. This makes it easier on the back as I hate sitting for the time needed to trim and do much of my trimming standing up.

De-fan at harvest can be a bit overwhelming because it sorts of feels like I'm doing the same job twice and I should just trim it the 1st time, but if you actively de-fan during the final weeks of the plants life it isnt too bad. I feel more organized taking it down this way.... it also further separates the mess. 1st fan leaves.. then sugar trim.. then stems. When trimming wet this always ended up in one giant pile together.. when trimming dry in the method I describe it allows me to deal with it separately in steps.



Just my insight.

I don`t understand FF......What you`re stating as a "Dry" trim is the way I harvied for many many yrs by doin most of the removal of excess foliage before the chop , and then buckin bigger plants into hangable limbs and all remaining fans with stems removed before hung to dry.....then 7-10 days later finishing up the burp , bag/jar and cure.......confused over here....

Smaller plants once all foliage with stems removed hung whole do ok , but the closer limbs/colas are to each other during a proper slow dry , retards airflow around the nuggage and invites airborn nasties with excess condensation during the "slow" evaporation process in a HIGH humidity environment from what I`ve seen over the yrs......anyways......

My 2 cents.....DHF..........

[967]

Definitely gonna give dry trim a try. When everyone all does the same thing, usually there is a reason for it. Everyone i know that does/has ever grown weed has done wet trim. Thought that was the norm

I understand your point about variety, my skunk 1 is such a damn leafy bitch i'm not even gonna try, although this strain is excellent quality and would probably benefit the most. Whereas my sour candy and pineapple express have a much better bud to leaf ratio

Only time i ever dry trimmed was when i got hit with mites real bad. Scrapped grow half way through bud, threw plants in a pile in a room for a month then ran out of weed. Harvied that shit up and was actually surprised how good it was for mite ridden half grown weed. Better than a lot of the stuff you buy on the street lol