T-5 During final harvest/drying?

So im on my first grow, in a tent, using a 6 Bulb T-5.

Ive done tons of research on drying, curing, and all that good stuff and understand the majority to make sure things turn out the way the should.

But I do have a few questions which I couldnt find answers to anywhere.


So drying will be done in the tent. Everything in the tent is flowering (obviously) when done, the tent is the only place I have to dry them. I have clones and a mother currently outside the tent waiting to go back in but they will have to wait till after harvest.

The tent has an intake fan, Exhaust fan, & a 6in Clip fan inside. The buds will just be hung from a fishing line or something similar. No drying nets or anything like that.

Do I just put them in there with the fans on and zip up my tent? Do I put the T-5 on and them bellow it? Total darkness till dried? Was curious if anyone uses a light when drying. Obviously the the light wouldnt be right on top of them but at the top of the tent, they are at the bottom.

Any insight on proper procedure would be awesome. Thank You!

No light at all. Dry in darkness between 65-75 degrees and 55-65% RH or as close as you can get to those numbers. Keep that small fan on but do not point it at buds, no direct air should be blown on buds. Try to dry for 5-10 days to get the best results. Then begin cure.

no light while drying... light can potential degrade the THC in your trichs.
What I would do is hang them up in the very top of the tent. Leave all your fans running but make sure the nuggs are not being directly blown on. You want air circulation but not direct air flow on your nuggs.
Do you understand about how long to dry them in your tent? How about jarring and curing? There are lots of helpful threads in the "harvesting" section.

What those dudes said is right on the money! I have done exactly what you are about to do. Not to worry, just harvest the whole plant(s). Keep all the leaves on except the fan leaves. Taht way the leaves will shield the buds from the light and make them dry slower in the process. Happy harvest!

Awesome, Thanks for the input guys.

Ill just pull that light completely out till the girls are done drying then.

Thinking about just buying a trellis netting and stretching that across the tent to hang from. That way on my next grow, I can use the net to keep those babies low Serves more than one purpose! Win!

dont worry about drying your buds in light. i used to hang my buds in the grow tent and they would be dry 3 days later. no noticable difference in quality. the harshness is a different story but only certain people care about that. eventually i made a box and now i sit that in my grow room and it takes a solid 7-10 days to dry. youll figure it out. as long as you wait long enough befor harvesting the potency will be there.