Any time bro - always happy to offer advice where I can.
When you quick dry, there is often moisture left in the resin I think, and THC needs to be free of water before it does what we want it to do. If you dry it slower, the water leaves the THC much more readily, and the bud will be much more potent.
If you want a quick sample of what the high will be like, try trimming off a few of the smaller/frostier leaves from the bud, and put them on some newspaper or a drying rack to dry till they are crispy (3-6 days depending on your room's temp/humidity).
I'm smoking some trim from mine right now and I'm pretty ripped
How are the trichs? Have you checked with a jewelers glass? (IMO investing in a good digi-cam with macro mode is the best idea, and then you can study the pics. PM me if you want some help choosing one).
If they are mostly cloudy, then you should have some decent smoke there. If they are mostly still clear, then it was probably a bit too early to get close to the potency potential of the plant, although that is not always necessarily the best time to harvest, depending on the type of high you are after.
Regarding the final weight, yes they are bound to shrivel a bit. I think you can expect the nugs to loose about 2/3 of their weight in moisture once properly dry, but it's just one of those things... hopefully the quality of the bud will more than make up for it, but make sure it's well dried, and if possible give it at least a couple of weeks to cure, as that can help a bit too with the potency. I think some strains benefit more from curing than others, so it's not always necessary.
When you quick dry, there is often moisture left in the resin I think, and THC needs to be free of water before it does what we want it to do. If you dry it slower, the water leaves the THC much more readily, and the bud will be much more potent.
If you want a quick sample of what the high will be like, try trimming off a few of the smaller/frostier leaves from the bud, and put them on some newspaper or a drying rack to dry till they are crispy (3-6 days depending on your room's temp/humidity).
I'm smoking some trim from mine right now and I'm pretty ripped
How are the trichs? Have you checked with a jewelers glass? (IMO investing in a good digi-cam with macro mode is the best idea, and then you can study the pics. PM me if you want some help choosing one).
If they are mostly cloudy, then you should have some decent smoke there. If they are mostly still clear, then it was probably a bit too early to get close to the potency potential of the plant, although that is not always necessarily the best time to harvest, depending on the type of high you are after.
Regarding the final weight, yes they are bound to shrivel a bit. I think you can expect the nugs to loose about 2/3 of their weight in moisture once properly dry, but it's just one of those things... hopefully the quality of the bud will more than make up for it, but make sure it's well dried, and if possible give it at least a couple of weeks to cure, as that can help a bit too with the potency. I think some strains benefit more from curing than others, so it's not always necessary.
