I nearly fill mine. Maybe it makes a difference one way or the other. I thought jars were supposed to be full. Maybe I’m mistaken. Walmart bags I filled 2/3rds, folded over the handles, and put in a brown paper bag, rolled it up, and squeezed out the extra air. Jars I always filled . I’ve cured both ways and combinations of both. But now there’s science to it. Go with science. I grew up reading things like when the bag opens up it should smell like a bowl of ripening fruit, if its damp, leave the bag open awhile until it feels dry to the touch. There were no humidity monitors or jars that tell you moisture content. Times have changed and technology has made curing more predictable. If I wasn’t such a seed junkey I’d invest in some of this cool stuff…
I used to have my cure game on lock down but after taking a 10yr break I’m still a little rusty i guess.
An old head just knows when it’s right. I would listen to whatever your guy’s telling you. Sounds like you were thinking you need humidity, and you’re probably right. I always get a little nervous if they don’t sweat right away too, I start worrying they’re not going to cure at all. Maybe it’s just slow to get started at temperatures lower than 70 or 75. I should also tell you that I’m in a very humid area. If I waited for my buds to get to 60% humidity, I would be waiting a long time. Sometimes too long, and the weed won’t stay lit in a joint. I find in this type of climate, when I throw them in the jar a bit early it forces the sweat to happen and I I’m able to drop the humidity levels in the jar each time it dries out, adding potency.
funny but I just breathed a bunch of hot air in the jars about 2 hrs ago and it hanging around 60 still. Maybe it just needed a jump start
LOL. I do the same thing. I usually don’t have time to let the jars air out properly, so I always blow air in there to mix it up a bit. Good call.