I’m having a hell of a time trimming this harvest. It’s like all the crow’s feet are tucked up into the bud and I have to go in and almost peel each one out. They’re just tough to get to.
Is it because it’s still too wet? I’ve been between 62-75% and 60% humidity, so on the warm side. It’s been 10 days. The stems are not snapping and if I pull a bud off it comes with a string. But I put several buds in a mason jar with several mini hygrometers for 8 hours and I’m getting a reading of 60%. Is this just a normal amount of difficulty for trimming? I’ve not had this problem in previous grows but they were all brutally over dry
I just heard an interesting idea. The buds are in the curing range, but the crows feet aren’t cooperating, right? I don’t want the buds to over dry but trimming is too difficult to be practical. This thing said don’t keep them hanging or they’ll over dry. Go ahead and jar the buds, burping as necessary. Keep checking the buds and wait for stem snap, then try to trim them. What do you guys think?
All of your numbers sound good. Also 10 days for drying is good. From my experience, if you wait until the stem snaps you have waited too long to put the buds in a jar. Definitely, some strains are easier to trim than others.
Trimming is no fun, but unless you really have a lot to do…it is manageable andI dare say rewarding. I iusally wet trim, meaning right after harvest…I just find it easier.
For dry trimming, you really should trim them before you jar them up. I like to jar my buds before the stems snap…about 13% moisture content using a wood moisture meter. You mentioned that you dried some buds, put them in a jar and the humidity in the jar stayed at 60%…that is pretty good. If it rises above 65%…open the jar for a bit and then reseal. I like to end up at 62% for curing.
Some buds dry up tighter than others so trimming dry can be a pain.
Consider a bowl trimmer - it can be a life saver and they are not that expensive.
My two cents
God knows I don’t want to over dry again. The buds feel ok to me (a little hard actually) but I don’t really know what they’re supposed to feel like.
I did try the moisture meter. I got anywhere between like 9 and 18 percent lol. Really I think they are just still too wet. That’s kinda wild to me especially with my temps being on the high side but I’m probably just over anxious to get it done
You can wet trim or dry trim, all preference
I guess really I’m just trying to figure out if it’s normal to be 60% in jars and still have so many almost inaccessible crows feet. Everything I’m reading says that once it’s dry enough, crows feet should be very easy to get to. Also want to know if waiting will make this trimming easier or if I’m it’s normally this tough and I’m just being dramatic. I don’t want to leave it hanging and over-dry it if it’s time to trim
When I chop my plants and harvest, I do a rough trim, then follow-up. After about 10 days, slow drying period in a cool place with a final trim before putting in jars to burp. Also sixty to sixty two percent in the jars is great. Some people hang the whole plant personally. I like to just hang the limbs that way. I can spread them out more . Good luck 
If they are in jars and the humidity is stabilized at 60%…they are dry. (and you beleive your measurement device)
I would trim the best you can and cure.
You dont need to fullt trim it i never do i usually remove all the large fan leaves and about half the sugar leaves then when its dry enough jar it the remaining sugar leaves i remove before consumption i find curing it this way also helps preserve the buds
After drying I do my dry trim as best as possible but for the choice buds I want to have that pristine look I’ll do exactly what you said, wait until the cure is mostly done and do a clean up trim. After the cure is almost done it’s easier to pick out the excess leafage.
One of my best investments. Really cuts down on doing time in trim prison.
I rough-trim most vegetation at chop, dry bud-laden branches and colas 7-10 days, clip individual buds, and give them a round in the trimmer before jarring them.
And the trim waste - bits of flower, sugar leaves, pollen? Boy howdy, you can mine some kick-ass kief from it!
I second all this. It is nostalgic to hand trim but its tough on old hands and backs and knees. Bowl trimmer and magnetic mixer are game changers.
Getting old ain’t for sissies! Sometimes I get so damn pissed at myself when my arthritic hands no longer work like they’re supposed to! 
This was the first time I tried whole plant because my previous ones were way over dry. Although to the far by chop time, I didn’t have very man fan leaves anyway. But I figured I could slow it down leaving everything connected to the stem. I did have to use some plant ties to spread them out because I didn’t like buds touching eachother
Could be. I heard though that jarring it with sugar leaves might contribute to a chlorophyll taste. Guess you didn’t have that experience?
I hurt and I’m only 40. And I hear it doesn’t get better from here on out
The best thing I can offer is a lyric from Mr. Tom Petty (RIP) never slow down never grow old. No, it doesn’t get easier but sitting around and doing nothing is a fast track to a swift decline!
If you’re smoking a mix of flower and sugar leaves, it’ll smoke harsh and taste “green,” kinda like alfalfa. A vape @ 380F or so will tame the harshness but not the taste. But put ‘em in the bud trimmer, give it 20-30 cranks, and you’ll be saying, “This bud’s for me!”
Then you can process the trim “waste” into a really cool motherpucker.
