When I go to a library, If I can't find what I want, I ask a librarian...same as a forum site I guess...there is sooo much info it can almost be overwhelming as to where to start. And for a forum to run, people must ask questions, and questions that have been asked before are answered again, or as sine143 done, points a fellow grower in the right direction.....
Plus not everyone details everything they do, and everyone does it differently....I for example put my drying buds, still on stems in a paper bag for a couple of days before jarring, just as a final dry before cure.....
Good luck, thatswhatuget, it's a great time your first harvest...enjoy it while it lasts, cause future ones will just bring memories of sore fingers and cramped up hands from snipping, hahaha
p.s get a pair of plastic/rubber gloves (without any talc or powder on them) you will not regret it...otherwise you will be washing your hands for nother week as everything you touch will stick to you.
Peace, DST