For me the best smell comes with a longer drying period snd shorter curing period. I like to dry until the buds seem over dry, leaving them on an entire branch. Then when I cut them off and start the cure it might take a day or two for the buds to make it back to 62%, they may go a little bit higher and I'll bring them down over less than a week usually.
So for me, it's a longer drying time and a shorter curing time. Most of my hay smells came when I did it the opposite way shorter drying time and longer cure time.
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