Hey there OG,
Drying a plant right now with 30% humidity. Is there any adverse effects from leaving the larger fan leaves on to help slow the dry?
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None that I know of, it should help to slow down the drying to an extent in that lower humidity 
depending on how my environment I’d at the time of harvest and how dense the buds are I leave more or less on my plants for drying. If humidity is higher I’ll break down into smaller than normal branches and remove extra leaf
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As someone who also deals with low humidity I have found it best to hang full plants. Once they are almost dry I then break down and trim . Usually by the time I am done that I then jar the buds. I jar them before they are quite ready and then use the jars to slow the rest of it down.
Like other things with growing you develop a " feel " for it.
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Cool, that’s what I figured! I read something that said leaving fan leaves on forced chlorophyll into the buds… scared me for a minute lol
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Do you ever clip dead leaves or just leave em?
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While growing yes and I also remove any dead leaves before hanging.
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If your worried that they shall dry out too quick and lock in hay taste , you can place the bottom of the stems in glass of water for a day or three , to stretch out drying time , like your wife would do with flowers you buy her , putting them in vase of water , I’ve never had to but I heard a guy do it and thought nice idea : ) you would have to have good air extraction and circulation just like in grow for them few days tho just to be safe I’d imagine : ) I might do it this summer if drying in heatwave too see
I keep my fans on I don’t remove till dead and crispy : )
Sittin here stoned I’m thinkin RO water in jars would be nice for that maybe : ) feed right till the end and then flush … after chop : ) win win lol
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I’ve been experimenting with brown paper bag drying lately.
It seems to work good when humidity is real low like that (mine is 28-30 in winter)
A medium size plant in a brown paper grocery bag will take about 6-7 days to dry.
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Yeah I’ve been considering trying the paper bag in between the hang and the jarring. Gotta grab some just in case I need em
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I would suggest a humidifier and an inkbird
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Yep, this is a $50 “Save your terps” combo!
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I can concur, a paper bag or cardboard box will help, but get them in there immediately with those rh #’s.
So don’t dry at all just straight into paper bags? Any other tips for paper bags? Going to do that this round
I know @anon98660487 will go straight into bags. I used his method but used a box this round. Stuck the whole plant in the box with fan leaves removed. Stuck the stem in a mug so it would stand up and just let it ride. The less you open the better. Now, I also ran a humidifier, and ultimately I would recommend the same. Hell, I have a $10 one in my 2x2 that holds a 20oz bottle. Basically, you gotta slow that dry time if you want smokeable herb. The box or bag will help, but see what you can do about raising humidity even if only for a small space up to nearer 60% and definitely over 50%. My two cents.
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That is a very interesting idea, and I think I shall try it for a branch or two. My humidity is generally pretty low and I really struggle with curing it. I used to grow in the swamps of Louisiana and it took forever to dry, now I live in the Rocky Mountains and I can barely keep it from turning bone dry.
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@Motaco , the paper bag one is a good one too to slow things down also , but with using either these two methods be very carefull and keep close eye on them : )
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Yea that’s a big issue is I can’t check on them all throughout the day. I work a lot