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How to dry marijuana after it is harvested is a serious question. Bad drying destroys both the flavor and potency. After such a long and painstaking labor any grower deserves properly dried buds! The good thing is, it’s no problem to dry cannabis properly.
How weed is dried
- Slow drying – the optimal way;
- Fast methods – a worse option;
- Ultra-fast drying – the worst choice.
Drying cannabis the right way: slowly
Slow drying is how marijuana should be treated, ideally. In this case the harvest is placed into a dark dry place with a temperature between 20-25°С. Importantly, if the drying buds are lying on a surface (like they will in a drawer or a box), they should be flipped about once a day.
Instead, bushes are sometimes hung upside down without cutting the buds off. If you prefer to dry buds separately, net shelves can be used – thus the stuff will be well aerated without a need for flipping. Slow drying takes 5-8 days. Naturally dried buds are the best in terms of impact, taste and smoking pleasure.
Faster ways to dry marijuana
If cannabis has to be ready sooner, the harvest can be placed into a warmer place – on a heating radiator, for one, or near an incandescent light bulb. Such a procedure takes 1-4 days. In fact, the longer your stuff dries, the more enjoyable it will be to consume. Be sure not to keep it in a plastic bag when drying – not only will the buds dry longer, but also a risk of molds arises.
Drying cannabis super-fast
Although this method is not advisable, sometimes the situation requires that the marijuana is ready right now. In this case people dry it in an oven or a microwave. Microwaves are indeed a dangerous device for this purpose, since their actual strength varies depending on the manufacturer. Start by experimenting with a small portion and short periods: no more than 90 seconds. If you burn the bud, its quality will drop dramatically.
However, it should be noticed that even without burning such marijuana will be very harsh to the throat, very weak in its impact and bad-tasting. The latter is the result of starch, chlorophyllin and other substances not having enough time to evaporate from the bud.
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16.08.2016
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