# Curing Question (THIS guy again?) **URL:** \ **Category:** Show Your Grow\ **Created:** [October 3, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778 "2026-10-03T15:03:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DocSwink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/docswink/32/1225212_2.png) [@DocSwink](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DocSwink)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/1 "2026-10-03T15:03:53Z")
Greetings all! Northern Lights Auto On day 7 of cure, R/H holding steady at 61-62 with two-way moisture packs, burping twice daily decreasing to once daily starting tomorrow, total darkness in a box in a grow tent except for burping. Question: With this being an auto-flower, will the buds tighten up and compact further along down the cure? I see mine and then see pics of other sample of NL and wonder. I grow mainly for the pleasure of growing and use mine mainly in brownies/cookies so “bag appeal” is not as important as commercial growers. ![northern-lights-strain-1024x1024](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/f/9/7f96d0dd82b4b15b653990cdb17ca617f5fcac30.jpeg) ![IMG_1973](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/c/d/9/cd9cdd0352847134788f668999a8635a8c1f50e9.jpeg) ![IMG_1972](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/6/f/d6f68a7181f00470ae2baf10e540a587226dbf5f.jpeg) Thoughts? Suggestions? Please advise and thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![DocSwink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/docswink/32/1225212_2.png) [@DocSwink](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DocSwink)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/2 "2026-10-03T15:10:46Z")
Almost forgot: No ammonia smell, no hay smell but the buds are starting to develop a very nice earthy, piney smell the definitely hits you in the honker when you open the jars. ---
**Author:** ![Retiredoldguy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/retiredoldguy/32/1094346_2.png) [@Retiredoldguy](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Retiredoldguy)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:18pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/3 "2026-10-03T15:18:27Z")
During my curing process, the buds do tighten up or shrink. But only to a certain point if they were loose to start with, they’re still gonna be loose during cure​🤠 ---
**Author:** ![sparker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/97f17d/32.png) [@sparker](https://ilgmforum.com/u/sparker)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:36pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/4 "2026-10-03T15:36:50Z")
Get some grove bags and save a lot of time and headaches, they’re great, been using them years. ---
**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/5 "2026-10-03T15:58:41Z")
I think the bud pics that the seed vendors use is not 100% indicative of what you can expect your own grow to look like. So many factors come into play with the grow that make the bud develop the way it does… Once the bud develops, like ROG said, they pretty much stay the same way throughout curing. Some loosening, some tightening, but, in the end, about the same as they went into cure with… if anything, I lose mass and weight on an already larfy bud, but I make edibles mainly, so I use anything LOL. ---
**Author:** ![SausageMahoney](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/sausagemahoney/32/1075204_2.png) [@SausageMahoney](https://ilgmforum.com/u/SausageMahoney)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/6 "2026-10-03T16:34:26Z")
If i grow outdoors I usually get fluffier buds. Indoor under hard lights, they seem to tighten up. ---
**Author:** ![AfgVet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/afgvet/32/1229025_2.png) [@AfgVet](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AfgVet)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/7 "2026-10-03T17:11:15Z")
> [@DocSwink](#): > > commercial growers. I’ve found the buds I’ve bought in dispensaries are vacuumed sealed at some point, making them tight and rock hard. Experimented with some of my own stuff that wasn’t the tightest. ---
**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 5:21pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/8 "2026-10-03T17:21:03Z")
Did it help? ---
**Author:** ![DocSwink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/docswink/32/1225212_2.png) [@DocSwink](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DocSwink)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/9 "2026-10-03T19:47:47Z")
That would make sense especially a commercial grower in terms of shipping space. As I have said in earlier posts, I have tried a sacrificial bud and my stuff is **not** lacking in punch, so to speak. Hell, I would have had trouble reading a stop sign. And I am along with Caligurl in that did vacuum sealing help? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![AfgVet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/afgvet/32/1229025_2.png) [@AfgVet](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AfgVet)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2026, 10:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/10 "2026-10-03T22:35:27Z")
Oh, lol, forgot to finish that thought… Yes, the vacuum sealing tightened the buds up quite a bit. ---
**Author:** ![ALSlammer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@ALSlammer](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ALSlammer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 5:28pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/11 "2026-10-04T17:28:36Z")
My experience with vacuum sealing is that it does tighten the buds up but they loose all shape. Mine come out like a hard rock of buds. I also think the vacuum sealing stops the curing process. I like the long slow cures in grove bags myself. Long term storage vacuum sealing is great. Just an opinion- and you know what they say about those 🤣 ---
**Author:** ![DocSwink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/docswink/32/1225212_2.png) [@DocSwink](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DocSwink)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 7:05pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/12 "2026-10-04T19:05:49Z")
Yeah, I know all about opinions. I look at the pics of buds on Leafly and other sites and as myself WTF am I doing wrong? I almost want t sing that Sesame Street song, “One of these things is not like..” But then again, I’m not so much worries about “bag appeal” ---
**Author:** ![AfgVet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/afgvet/32/1229025_2.png) [@AfgVet](https://ilgmforum.com/u/AfgVet)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/13 "2026-10-04T21:54:51Z")
I only vacuum seal when I need to pack and travel ---
**Author:** ![Caligurl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/caligurl/32/597950_2.png) [@Caligurl](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Caligurl)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2026, 10:17pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/14 "2026-10-22T22:17:08Z")
Been a while since we’ve seen you. How did your cure go - dying to know 😊 ---
**Author:** ![DocSwink](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/docswink/32/1225212_2.png) [@DocSwink](https://ilgmforum.com/u/DocSwink)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 11:36am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/curing-question-this-guy-again/122778/15 "2026-10-23T11:36:22Z")
Cure went fine as far as I can tell. No ammonia smell, no wet hay smells, buds are sticky as all hell and LOUD, they DID tighten up a bit but not as much as I was expecting. A little on the larfy side, but since I use my stuff for edibles, “bag appeal” is not that important. My younger brother will be happy in that I am taking him 1.5 ounces today. Got almost 10 ounces out of the 2 plants, so I am happy with my first grow. Next up: White Widow. Note: the buds shown are from ~1-1.5 inches. ![IMG_1999](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/7/f/e/7fe5ebdc5dbd3826f0a31b56d22b0867c6ef6f43.jpeg) ![IMG_1998](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/original/4X/d/c/5/dc575e70509b241d30945c39620a1d09fcf7da88.jpeg)