# Water plants before 48 hours darkness prior to harvest? **URL:** \ **Category:** Harvesting\ **Tags:** indoor-grow\ **Created:** [October 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500 "2020-10-19T22:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ZooKeepa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ed655f/32.png) [@ZooKeepa](https://ilgmforum.com/u/ZooKeepa)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/1 "2020-10-19T22:30:04Z")
My girls are at the end of their life cycle and I want to do the 48 hours darkness method . Should I water them a few hours before this darkness period? or should I wait a day or so after watering them to do so? ---
**Author:** ![Teffygreenthumb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/teffygreenthumb/32/411844_2.png) [@Teffygreenthumb](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Teffygreenthumb)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:35pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/2 "2020-10-19T22:35:24Z")
Some one else might have a different opinion but I try and have a dry pot when I cut I feel like maybe less starches will be drawn up if they get accidental light exposure during the harvest ---
**Author:** ![Dave101](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/dave101/32/398878_2.png) [@Dave101](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Dave101)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:48pm UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/3 "2020-10-19T22:48:25Z")
I dont do 48 darkness, but I also let my plants dry out before chop. Ive always thought that watering before harvest would increase dry time. I could be wrong, any thoughts on this ?. ---
**Author:** ![Teffygreenthumb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/teffygreenthumb/32/411844_2.png) [@Teffygreenthumb](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Teffygreenthumb)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/4 "2020-10-20T01:44:25Z")
I’m sure it does guess it could be a good thing or a bad thing depending on situation ---
**Author:** ![Hellraiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/hellraiser/32/294013_2.png) [@Hellraiser](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Hellraiser)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:22am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/5 "2020-10-20T03:22:23Z")
I don’t want my pots wet going into the 48 hours of dark, but don’t want them bone dry either. I go dark a couple days after watering. ---
**Author:** ![Oldschool82](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/oldschool82/32/400057_2.png) [@Oldschool82](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Oldschool82)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 3:47am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/6 "2020-10-20T03:47:44Z")
Has anyone done the ice bath method? ---
**Author:** ![Ocean](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/ocean/32/377278_2.png) [@Ocean](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Ocean)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 10:53am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/7 "2020-10-20T10:53:43Z")
I think @Eagles009 does ice bath ---
**Author:** ![Eagles009](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/growingmarijuana/user_avatar/ilgmforum.com/eagles009/32/430861_2.png) [@Eagles009](https://ilgmforum.com/u/Eagles009)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://ilgmforum.com/t/water-plants-before-48-hours-darkness-prior-to-harvest/56500/8 "2020-10-20T11:04:48Z")
First off I’m a new grower so take it for what it’s worth. I just did my pre harvest tinkering on my lsd auto yesterday. I looked at her trichs yesterday morning and was seeing half clear half cloudy. But said to myself oh well I need the room and it’s not worth keeping in there much longer (small plant) I flushed, split stem open, and gave a good ice bath. I checked her trichs this morning and they are noticeably cloudier. So much so that I would chop right now but I just flushed yesterday so I want to let her use some nutes up before chop. I don’t have any proof that any of this is effective. I haven’t found it to do any harm. I’ll tell you that when you split the stem they put off a cloud of aroma. It’s like you can smell the plants terp response to the severe stress. I don’t know if that makes logical biological sense but it’s been my experience. I plan to do a clone run and play with all of this stuff vs a control group at some point. But I’m not there yet. Haven’t done 48 hour dark period because I don’t have a feasible space for that currently.