@ChittyChittyBangin @Docnraq any advice on how to cut and harvest these girls? Cut the stem of as while or each branch off?
@Catdaddycox I cut each branch and trim wet, then hang dry in a tent at 50% humidity. Looks like this
I was going to put everything in a closet under stairs in my basement and have been trying it out temp wise with a fan and dehumidifier over the weekend… Well humidity was great at 57% but the temp got up to 75° so that place is out. I’m running out of a places to use so I’m curious where everyone does their drying and how to you get the temps to stay down? I have 2 more plants in the tent so using it is not an option this go around but will be next time or I will be getting a second tent for drying. I have seen ppl use closets but it’s hot and humid in the Midwest so upstairs closet no go lol. I haven’t ppl use cardboard boxes but I know you want good flow and darkness 
I don’t think 75 will break you if that’s the only spot as long as the humidity stays up. Just keep an eye on it, I wouldn’t want it much above 75.
There are a lot of factors to consider before you choose to wet trim or dry trim, but ultimately both methods will get job done for you.
As far as environmental goes, if your space is going to be warmer or drier than the ideal conditions, then hanging the entire plant will help prevent drying too quickly.
If the opposite is the case, and you’re going to have a tough time keeping humidity in check and you’re worried about possible mold or mildew, then trimming first and hanging smaller size branches properly spaced would be helpful.
As far as the workload goes, it’s very different. If you wet trim, you’re going to spend a ton of time on harvest day getting everything trimmed and hung, and then the bulk of the work is finished. When it’s dry, you just have to cut your buds off and jar/bag them.
If you dry trim, harvest day is very easy because you’re just cutting the main stem and hanging the plants upside down. The real work with dry trimming comes once the plants are ready, usually anywhere from 7 to 12 days based on plant size and drying room conditions.
My preference is dry trimming. Either way is very labor intensive, but I find dry trimming easier for a few reasons. It’s also the best way to make sure your plants dry as slowly as possible.
I thought you wanted low humidity 50-60%?
If your temps are 75 I would try and keep RH on the higher end of that like 58-60% to try and slow the drying.
Ok one cut not much but it’s the littlest guy cutting number 2 tomorrow. 3 &4 are a couple weeks behind. Now to hopefully not screw up the drying process . 64% rh and it was 71° today with the fan hope to get it lower than that I know ideal is 50-60% rh and 65° but Midwest humidity is a beast lol any suggestions to level this more or will the dry time just need to be adjusted
Don’t get too stuck on those numbers. Those are “ideal” conditions but most of us on here don’t have the option for ideal. I mean, if you can make it happen great but don’t bend over backwards if you’re not super concerned.
I just dried a plant in my basement 71°f-74°f and between 50-60%rh and it took 7-8 days, I wet trim, the bud is awesome!
Looks like you still have sugar leaves on there so that should help prolong the drying process.
Just make sure you have good air circulation/movement.
I was nervous cutting too much and didn’t want to cut any bud. This one is my smallest plant and some of the leaves are in there lol is it bad to leave those? I can go cut more if it is better but can cut more off the one I harvest today. I didn’t know how much was to much and if you wanted to leave any at all… So I’m trying to just get harvesting and cutting under my belt BUT what do ppl use those leaves for because I have a lot on all the plants…not sure if that’s good or bad🤦
I “over did it” trimming mine, looks like it’s from a dispensary. Lol
I’m learning that most guys leave as much of the sugar leaves as possible. If it has trichomes it’s stays, especially if you’re not planning to use the trim to make has or edibles. Manicuring is more of a personal preference kind of a deal it seems. Get rid of any fan leaves and anything with no trichomes, after that it’s up to you on how “pretty” you want the buds.
Sugar leaves are said to add a little harshness to the smoke (most seem to say you don’t even notice) but if it’s just you (or family/close friends) partaking no one will care what it looks like once they’re flying high lol.
I’m with @DieselGRWR again— my drying conditions averaged 50% RH but temps a bit higher than ideal averaging 75 over a 6 day period. I was traveling during that time and came back and determined it was time to jar it up. I’m curing now so can’t speak to quality yet, but I’m optimistic!
I agree with another poster who said if temps are gonna be a little higher than ideal, try to allow a little more humidity.
My environment was basically a basement. It’s been very humid here, 80%++ so I just ran a dehumidifier and hoped for cooler ambient temps. We didn’t get those, so the basement was warmer than usual.
Well a monkey wrench thrown in it all our ac went out with 95° temps feeling like 105 out …awesome!. But I do have them in The basement with a fan in there not directly on them but oscillating and blowing the bottoms of them for movement. It’s was 72° today and 64% humidity 
if I put the dehumidifier in there will it raise the temps? Knowing the humidity I did cut them after they dried out some vs cutting them shortly after watering hoping that will help from someone’s suggestion.
Fingers crossed we get through this part with no issues, mold or getting too dry and they stay potent, then to tackle curing. I swear whoever says you can just throw them in the ground and water I want to punch in the face lol so many different angles to tackle
Dehumidifier would raise temps a little but I would be more.concerned with mold at 64%. My vote would be to run the dehumidifier set at 60% and that should keep temps down and regulate the humidity. Dehumidifiers only heat up when they run for ever (keep a 64% basement at say 50% for example)
@DieselGRWR once again with the solid advice 
I agree, humidity is your primary environmental focus followed by temperature. Limit max humidity to 60% and just keep an eye on your buds and do the “snap test” after the buds start feeling dry like popcorn. Higher temps will cause them to dry faster but don’t stress about it. We’re all striving for a perfect environment but to most home growers that’s just not in the cards and that’s ok.
I’m having a hard time deciding if some of these are dry enough the bud is starting to feel like it has a dry crunch to the out of it but tried the snap test on the stem and it still has bend and not the snap lol so I have not bagged them yet but thinking it will be really really soon. Do you always go after the snap test or the feel? It’s not brittle but a soft but crunchy feeling lol so hard to describe
Chances are the Outside is dry while the inside is still too wet, waiting for a snap will insure you have a good even moisture content.
Harbor freight (or home Depot) moisture meter is a good option for measuring moisture in the center of the bud.
If you bag or jar while the center is still wet you’ll get mold. Mine felt crunchyish on the outside but we’re still wet in the inside. Nothing would break off when I squished them though.
The outside has rehydrated while curing