[bobert]

Hey guys, the title says it all.

This is my first scrog grow. In my past grows I chopped the whole plant and let it dry out like that and then trimmed.

I'm a couple weeks away from harvest so I'm just looking for advice from someone with a little experience on their scrog harvests.

The screen I'm using is plastic coated metal that I'd like to reuse so cutting each square would be a waste and time consuming.

Should I hang the whole plant with the screen, or chop the branches individually?

Thanks

[RB56]

I cut the branches so they can be removed from the screen and fish them through. I hand string my screens and use 2-3 screens for each grow. Don't want to cut them.

[bobert]

Thanks, I appreciate you sharing your experience

[Speed of green]

Depending on the climate I will cut the branches smaller or larger, as long as they are all uniform in size then they should dry evenly.

I'm in a dry climate and nothing sucks worse than having a couple small branches turn to dust before you get to trim them.

[bobert]

Thanks for the advice.

The humidity in my drying area is pretty low so I think I'll cut the branches long and wait to trim once it dries.

Since the screen is somewhat heavy I could imagine it might bruise the buds if I hang the whole plant upside-down with the screen.

[HuffnPufferfish]

if your humidity allows it, it can save a lot of time by not having to hang each branch

[bobert]

I appreciate your reply.

In my past non-scrog grows I would cut individual branches and trim wet but had problems with my stuff turning out with a hay smell that I couldn't get rid of regardless of the cure. But I was able to fix that once I started hanging the ladies whole and trimming dry. I'm assuming because the humidity was too low.

I'd like to hang the whole thing because that turns out the best smelling.

If anyone has any experience with hanging the whole plant with the screen, or sees any problems with doing so please chime in.

Thanks

[Speed of green]

how big is the screen/plant 4x4?

[bobert]

The screen is 4x3.5. The plant is about 3.5ft tall, I vegged a little too long and is now over grown and unmanageable

[Douglas.Curtis]

Originally Posted by bobert

I appreciate your reply.

In my past non-scrog grows I would cut individual branches and trim wet but had problems with my stuff turning out with a hay smell that I couldn't get rid of regardless of the cure. But I was able to fix that once I started hanging the ladies whole and trimming dry. I'm assuming because the humidity was too low.

It was low humidity. You want 55% RH and 65-70F, because the slower you can dry (without mold), the danker your end product will be.

I wet trim branches cut to a manageable size (in 70F temps) and then hang. I haven't had a "wet-hay" smell with my cannabis in nearly 10 years.