After my last grow, despite 30+ years of growing, I still get uptight when it comes time to drying them. Too fast and it doesn't get rid of the hayfield taste, and too humid will cause mold and mildew. After noticing that any plant based items in my fridge will slowly dry out but not get moldy. I threw a few freshly cut branches into the Frigidaire self defrosting refrigerator for a few weeks. When they were done, they were perfect! They were very nicely dried but not to the point of being crispy or falling apart, but just about ready to get stored away in mason jars.
This idea was presented to me the last grow and it sounded interesting, even though a lot of growers poo poo'd the idea. No mold or mildew, the hayfield taste and smell is gone, and the buds are ready for further drying and/or curing, if desired. I don't know if this would work on a manual defrost refrigerator, or if the vegetable bins should be used because of low airflow. Anyhow... it works great, is easy, and takes a few weeks to dry perfectly.
The wife wasn't too crazy about her groceries smelling like skunks, though!
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