Nice update Jerry---everything soudns quite nice. Looking forward to my Tahoe arrival myself. I am curious to your drying and curing methods you typically prefer?
I hang them in a box (the one my reflector came in actually...it's quite large) for a few days, length typically depends on weather conditions, then put them in jars to cure. I sometimes intentionally put them in jars a day or two early, leaving the top off to slow the process if they are drying too quick. I currently don't have any fan blowing in the room, but I'm thinking of adding a CPU fan with small carbon filter to the box to facilitate some very light air movement and to help with the smell as they dry.
A couple days after they have dried and begun curing in the jars (with lids on a burping a few times
daily) I remove all the buds and let them dry out again for about 12 hours, then put them back into the jars with the lids on. This keeps them from getting stuck to each other and not drying properly or risking mold (gravity always seems to pull the buds into a clump when they are still a little moist). After that point I try to remember to burp them every so often, gradually spacing the burps farther apart as they cure up.
That's basically it. The goal of drying is always slow and steady, and that's what I try to do. You just have to adjust your methods based on temperature and humidity, so it is important to keep a thermometer/hygrometer in the box while drying.
Going to get some new pics tonight or tomorrow morning...they are all looking quite lovely these days and I want share with you all! Next generation Tahoe #3 and Sour #3 are large and in charge...JTR is getting heavily frosted...the first Sour #4 is still going strong...near 80 days flowering now...