Can I Dry Outside?

So pretty much what the title says. I've been growing outdoors in the NE U.S. for about 4 years now, I have a great site and I usually get some great plants. I plant outside then do drying/curing indoors. This year, however, it is just not possible to dry inside. I literally have no space to do it properly. So I was wondering, if I hang the buds up in this shed that I have, will they dry enough so that I can cure them? My only problem is that it tends to get somewhat cold and rainy here and part of the shed is always open. I could fix this by putting some plastic up though...But anyway, what is your advice on this? Have you ever dryed outdoors? If so, I'm sure it takes a much longer time. What is the time frame for that? Thanks.

If you have a shed, too cool. Weatherize it, no direct rain on it. Yea sure your herb will not only dry it could cure like tobacco, hang it high and dry.

Alright thanks. No rain will get on it, I was just unsure about the cold affecting the rate it will dry at.

It will take longer..... though it will dry out too

get a fan. if you have no electricity but do nearby bury the extension cord its simple to put it under an inch. the fan will be a monstrous help. when they are dry you can cure inside. i used to when i was a kid living at home. get lots of mason jars open them daily twice for a bit. even if you grow lots and need to hide (wife, parents, kids) you can certainly get away with this.

yeah man check out this harvest I dried outside under a homemade tarp (made out of taping 2 large plastic trash bags together haha.)

Then I hung it up under a tree, put the budz under and after over a week and a half (humid hawaii weather) they were nice n dry.

EDIT: If your in NE then its getting pretty cold up there. I am sure in the daytimes they will be fine,ts around what, 35-40 during the day there? Then it probably gets below freezing at night.

It will dry slower than usual, but a lot of people say that the slower they dry, the better. I have a feeling my buds were so potent after a nice long cure because mine were drying outdoors for almost 2 weeks.

I have never tried to dry in such cold weather. The night temps that go below freezing are what worry me. Especially when they are wet, I wonder how that would affect potency? I dunno. They would certainly freeze overnight then thaw in the daytime. Try to get a shed or something and dry them in there. Otherwise I would just get a good area with good ventilation, if its windy outdoors and the overall humidity is low then I would go for it, use the tarp method. make sure theres airflow going through the tarp. They should dry even if they freeze at night.

try it out.