Buds became dry fast before I could cut them down

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AnotherNewGuy

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Novice grower here. 2nd indoor grow. Using a 600w led and a 4x4x6.5' tent. Vivosun fans, 2 intake and exhaust and and charcoal filter for that model. Got home last night planning on cutting my plants down. I was having a bad day let's say, and I didn't check the buds closely, they looked perfect the day before. So I cut 2 before I realized that I'd definitely lost weight and the bud were starting to become too dry. I live in Canada so it's extremely dry here at this time of year. My humidity runs around 40% on average cold days, sometimes 30%.So I cut the remaining 2,before I realized that I should have watered one more time. They're beyond the 9th week of flower, shishkaberry strain, and up till I cut them they were looking great. Fat and solid, and the trichomes had just started turning milky a couple days ago.
What's the best way to get my buds to fatten back up, or am I screwed? I put water in the cloth pots after I cut the plants down to create some humidity in the 4x4 tent. The humidity shot up to 75% when I turned my fans off for an hour so I got home and turned them back on. They're pretty powerful, 390 cfm I think. Should I not run my fans too? Also the stems still are flexible, so I still need to keep them hung up for a little longer? But what about the buds? Im keeping my tent closed still as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post.
 
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growingforfun

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AnotherNewGuy said:
Novice grower here. 2nd indoor grow. Using a 600w led and a 4x4x6.5' tent. Vivosun fans, 2 intake and exhaust and and charcoal filter for that model. Got home last night planning on cutting my plants down. I was having a bad day let's say, and I didn't check the buds closely, they looked perfect the day before. So I cut 2 before I realized that I'd definitely lost weight and the bud were starting to become too dry. I live in Canada so it's extremely dry here at this time of year. My humidity runs around 40% on average cold days, sometimes 30%.So I cut the remaining 2,before I realized that I should have watered one more time. They're beyond the 9th week of flower, shishkaberry strain, and up till I cut them they were looking great. Fat and solid, and the trichomes had just started turning milky a couple days ago.
What's the best way to get my buds to fatten back up, or am I screwed? I put water in the cloth pots after I cut the plants down to create some humidity in the 4x4 tent. The humidity shot up to 75% when I turned my fans off for an hour so I got home and turned them back on. They're pretty powerful, 390 cfm I think. Should I not run my fans too? Also the stems still are flexible, so I still need to keep them hung up for a little longer? But what about the buds? Im keeping my tent closed still as well. Any help is greatly appreciated. Sorry for the long post.
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It doesnt matter much. You lost water weight nothing else. When you dry them you also lose water weight. Honestly it's no big deal.

THAT BEING SAID!!!!!!

Get those wet containers of dirt OUT OF THERE NOW! THATS YOUR BIGGEST THREAT.

I mean it. Stop whenever your doing and get them the fuck out.
 
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AnotherNewGuy

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growingforfun said:
It doesnt matter much. You lost water weight nothing else. When you dry them you also lose water weight. Honestly it's no big deal.

THAT BEING SAID!!!!!!

Get those wet containers of dirt OUT OF THERE NOW! THATS YOUR BIGGEST THREAT.

I mean it. Stop whenever your doing and get them the fuck out.
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Thanks.
 
Roger A. Shrubber

Roger A. Shrubber

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there is still moisture inside the buds. if they already feel dry on the outside, jar them up and let the interior moisture refresh them. if they don't soften up in the jar, you let them get WAY too dry.
you can soften them up with boveda packs, or just putting them in an area with high humidity, but you have to really keep an eye on them, and not let them get too wet, or you can get mold.
as far as the cure goes, it depends on how dry they got. if they still have enough interior moisture, you can still cure them, and they'll get better, if they got too dry, below 55% or so, they're pretty much done doing what they're going to do.
so get em in a jar, and see if they soften up or not.
 
Aussieaceae

Aussieaceae

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AnotherNewGuy said:
Thanks, what if it's 30%? It's dry here.
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You probably trimmed all the leaves off? Probably cut the branches into smaller pieces too?

If so next time it's that dry, leave a lot of leaves on, and hang the whole plant. Or in very large pieces at least, so the trunks still supply the buds with moisture, and it should keep them from drying too fast.

If your smoke got way too dry, not really much you can do.
 
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