Hi all ,
I’m currently drying. How do I know when it’s time to stop drying and jar them ?
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A 2-prong, wood moisture meter, shoot for 10-12%. Or, when stems almost snap, but don’t fray. I like to cut the buds at this point, trim most of the leaves, and put in a small box for a day or two, so that the moisture can sort of disperse more evenly.
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Mecurate Digital Pin Type Wood Moisture Meter with 3 Colored Indicators, Moisture Detector 2 Mode 8 Calibration Large Backlit for Wood, Wall, Firewall https://a.co/d/8nMfYYI
Also, from someone who knows more than me @Newt
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Thanks !!!
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Thanks !!
Short of a moisture meter, you can do the old school stem snap method. Before I had a meter I would pull them when the stems are close to snapping and bag them in Grove bags with a small hygrometer, if the RH went above 62% i would pull them and sweat them for a day in a brown paper bag.
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Thanks. !!
Are the meters worth buying ??
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Are the meters worth buying as opposed to using the old school snap the stem trick ?
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If you’re asking about these things, in my opinion they can do far more harm than good. I threw away close to 75 of them last year after I realized how terribly inaccurate they are. By believing the readings I was getting in my jars, I ended up overdrying many jars and keeping some too humid.
Not only are they inaccurate to begin with, but they get worse over time. I had about 50 of them on my kitchen table for several days, and I kept reorganizing them based on readings. It was like musical chairs for hygrometers, lol. No consistency at all, and I guess I kind of feel like a fool for expecting anything better for a buck and change a piece, lol.
Since I started using the moisture meter like others here have suggested, my jars are all at the perfect range because there’s no more guess work as to when to trim and jar!
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I bought these on Amazon and took one look at them and threw them away…
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Lol. Good to know. 
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@Autos-only, I wish I would have realized it that quickly. I ruined several jars of awesome buds by believing the false readings those POS’s.
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Mine right out of the box was so off… some showed 48 some showed 67… I took a few and put them in my cigar box which is 70% and it was no were close…
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I use my moisture meter 1/2 the time and the old school method the other 1/2. The meter helps when I can get a good 8-10 day slow dry. I’ve had to sweat several runs out in a paper bag when I pull them a little too soon. I would recommend looking in Grove Bags for curing, I’ve re-used these bags several times and have buds from 2020 and 2021 in bags that still maintains 60% RH 
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I tried Grove Bags and I liked the way they worked, but I’m such a creature of habit I ended up going back to my jars. As strange as it sounds, I actually enjoy burping my jars and having the smell sweep through the room, lol.
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I do have several mason jars from back in the day but when the work load and hours picked up I couldn’t burp jars regularly and feared the the mold issue. I’m sure once retirement comes I’ll be using both….whenever that time comes
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Are these moisture meters worth it ? Better than the old school way of snapping the stem ?
@Mugsy78 , if they are saying they use them, I think they are worth it. I’m popping out to Az right now to order one.
I have a couple of handfuls of those cheap hygrometers as well. I set one on each bucket, the floor and a shelf. They all read different, even side-by-side. I had planned on using them for curing until I used it in the tent and saw how far out of whack they are.
Yes, they’re 100% worth it. No more guess work at all. It tells you the exact moisture content.
This is the one I use, it was 40 bucks at Home Depot. I use a green scotch pad to keep the pins clean. I use the “building materials” setting, and I look for between 10 and 12% moisture in the buds, then I trim and jar.
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SO helpful! Thanks a ton.
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