About to chop 'em, now what?

I know pictures dont do our girls justice, but im not seeing any ambering in the trichomes at all. Many still look clear. Are you sure you’re ready to harvest?

As for drying, the wine cellar should be fine, just make sure you have good airflow in there to avoid molding. A fan oscillating under the plants will help. Not on the plants as that will cause them to dry too quickly.

Length of dry time varies with different conditions. Choose a stem about the size of a pencil lead and bend it. If it cracks, not snaps, then you should be dry enough to proceed.

I, personally, finish drying my buds in a paper bag after trimming them off the plant. That helps distribute moisture evenly through the buds as some will be dryer than others while hanging on the plant. Twice a day i open the bag and tumble the buds for a few minutes. That releases excess moisture and does an air exchange. Normally the buds are in the bag 3 to 4 days before i put them in jars.

Once jarred they begin the curing process. Dont pack the jars tightly. For the first week you want to open the jars for about 30mins for air exchange. Twice a day.

Second week you can usually just do an air exchange once a day for about 15mins.

Third week do the same air exchange, but only twice a week. The next week, only one air exchange should be necessary.

From that point on you should be at the point that you can leave the jars sealed until you pull from them to smoke. At this point you will notice the smoke mellowing nicely and the flavors should be what they are meant to be. I find a 6wk minimum for best results.

All that to say, find what works best for you. That process is what works best for me. It may not be for you. I know autos dont tend to yield much, but if you can hold off to enjoy the fruits of your labor, it will be well worth the wait.

Hope this helps instead of being a waste of your time reading a long winded response.