FYI, I unfortunately can’t just buy a drying tent as I’m already pushing it with my wife with this tent 
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Did you rinse your clay balls first?
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Yes, I washed them in a bowl of water beforehand. Maybe not carefully enough.
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That’s a tough one. Do you have an available closet? That’s where I dry when I run into a harvest issue like you have going on. If not a wardrobe box for moving will also help. Neither are ideal but can help in a pinch.
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You think that would be a better option than putting the plant outside? I feel like I’m between a rock and a hard place on this grow!
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I guess I could probably dry in the closet for a couple of days and then put into that husky tub to sweat and crisp them and try to give them a decent dry. I almost feel like putting the plant outside during the day for those 5 days might be less detrimental tho but you would know more than I do!
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I think it’s a better option only because of the stress on the plant could result in a less than ideal quality in the end. But I don’t know for sure if that’s actually the case.
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Decisions, decisions, lol! Fuckin aye it’s always something. I think I’m gonna go with you idea cuz I can sweat the buds in the husky tub and hopefully be able to pull it off
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Im with blunt on this one. While some stress of certain types can be used to your advantage during the finish up period i don’t think the stress of going outside is going to fall into that category. Just finish it up and start the dry as you said.
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You guys are awesome, glad I asked! I can’t remember who walked me through the sweat and crisp method in the husky bin but I think that will help me big time in this situation!
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I have one plant in the closet right now drying. While the other is finishing up in the tent. This is common to happen for me because i grow different seeds often. I dont have space for another tent either. My walk in closet works great!. Its a way better option then taking your plant out of its environment while its flowering.
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Thank you guys so much, this really helps ease a lot of worries for me
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Put a humidity probe in there and check it often as you can. What is your average humidity in the house or closet? Mine is normally in the 40s. So when i put my plant in there the closet will jump up because the plant will raise it up alot. When it get above 60 in there i just crack the door open and it lowers it. Eventually itll kind of balance its self and it’ll be good for like a week. But, thats my environment. Yours will probably be somewhat different. I have a fan in there to mix the air also.
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I’m gonna put a Govee in there to monitor it beforehand and see what adjustments I can make. Glad I have a plan now!
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It took a while to find the post you meant but that reminds me a lot of what an old bloke that used to grow with my grandfather did, he just used black bags on the lawn for sweating. The way @hodymo explains is like the evolution of that and has me very curious to hear your results if you try it. Im currently testing out drying at a vpd of 0.8 rather than trying to maintain set temps and humidity just to test it out but im always looking for a way to improve the final product.
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In case you take as long as me to find it again lol
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I think it was Hody! I tried it on my last harvest and my dry/cure was amazing and it was a lot less stress. I dried for about 5 days, then into the tub for another week to 10 days. It’s almost like a hybrid dry and cure. It also made the trimming a lot less stressful as I didn’t have to do it all right away or at one time!
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Here are hodys notes I copied for anyone interested:
I’m one for only hanging until the stems are about to snap ( maybe some smaller stems snap, but bigger ones still bend but have lost the rubbery feel, around 5-8 days depending on the bud mass) then I cut all the buds off into a Home Depot Husky container with the rubber lined seams for a tight seal on the lid. I imagine any container could do but having a good seal matters. In the same environment, I’ll go through “sweating” and “crisping” sessions back and forth for about 5-7 days to reinsert moisture and take it away, occasionally and lightly moving buds from the bottom to top. I keep a Bluetooth hygrometer in the container so I can keep my humidity range between about 54-60%. Once my humidity is hanging right around 56-58% with the lid closed for about 48 hrs with no real change in numbers and stems snap I start to trim and jar or grove bag
Correct. Crisp is open. Sweat is closed. You’re allowing the smaller buds that are dryer, to pull moisture from the larger ones, and vice versa. It’s a great technique for extending the dry and makes for much tastier pot. Takes some practice but generally speaking, you are starting with shorter sweat/longer crisp sessions on the first day and gradually increasing sweat/decreasing crisp times as you keep an eye on your humidity and temp. Like I’ll try not to leave the house on the first day and keep a close eye on my environment numbers. If I have to go do errands or go to work then I’ll crack the container.
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