Difference between curing and simply "storing"

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Hi All,

This is, I fear, a bit of dumb question, but in brief: so I’ve finished drying my buds and have started the curing process: they are stored in an air-tight ceramic jar, about 3/4 full. I’ve also added a couple “Bud Balancer” 62% humidity packs.

My question is, what’s the difference between curing and storing? I’ll be burping these daily for the next fortnight at least, etc. But I don’t actually plan to store the buds in a different way, during the time I’m also smoking them. I even plan to keep a hum pack in there.

What am I not understanding here about the difference?
Thanks!

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For me curing in jars is letting the gas ( daily then wkly to finally periodically) burp out while the plant is slowly drying. Grove bags need no burp as they have an ebb and flow from their surrounding environment. But at a certain point the plant has dried and must be sealed airtight or the bud will continue to dry out to a point of crumbling.

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