# Bud washing and dry trimming

**URL:** <https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578>\
**Category:** Harvesting\
**Created:** [May 25, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578 "2020-05-25T17:04:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Julian-do2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/julian-do2/32/176822_2.png) [@Julian-do2](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Julian-do2)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578/1 "2020-05-25T17:04:40Z")

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I’m finishing a couple of auto flowers in the coming weeks and I need to know if I can wash my buds and still do dry trimming and the end of the process. I see many people trim up their buds before they wash them but can you wash and keep the leaves on for drying process to dry trim

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**Author:** ![Silverback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5e9695/32.png) [@Silverback](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Silverback)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578/2 "2020-05-25T17:09:42Z")

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Ive never done bud washing. Its very curious to me. I might try it with a plant from the bext grow. So id like to know this as well.

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**Author:** ![Jordo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/jordo/32/302114_2.png) [@Jordo](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Jordo)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578/3 "2020-05-25T17:17:12Z")

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I just harvested 4 plants and did a bud wash. I left all the leaves on and now they are hanging and drying. I will do a dry trim next weekend or whenever they dry out

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**Author:** ![MidwestGuy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/midwestguy/32/914277_2.png) [@MidwestGuy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/MidwestGuy)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2020, 5:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578/4 "2020-05-25T17:35:53Z")

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I do a rough trim and wash them. I go back and polish the trim up after they’ve dried properly.

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**Author:** ![AAA](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/aaa/32/216389_2.png) [@AAA](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AAA)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2020, 2:04pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/bud-washing-and-dry-trimming/45578/5 "2020-05-26T14:04:24Z")

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I do like @MidwestGuy.

Anything with a stem gets trimmed before I harvest the plant. Then I chop and do a bud wash. Just to clarify I do 10% H2o2/90% RO water, then 100% RO water rinse. I have not tried the lemon juice/baking soda wash and don’t plan to.

I did a non washed bud to compare with my washed and the non washed was ever so slightly better, but not enough to make me stop washing my buds