Choosing between being present on 5 last days before harvest or 5 first days of drying?

[Nicotin]

Hi guys,

My first outdoor grow ever is coming to an end and I'm really excited and nervous.

I got the news today that I'll have to travel abroad for work on the entire week I was planning to harvest and dry my cannabis! I almost never travel for work and of all the weeks on the year it had to be this I'm really stressed out about the fact that I'll have to miss this key moment of this 6 month journey with all of the problems it could bring.

If you had to choose between missing the last 5 days of life before harvest (leaving the plant alone after flushing) or harvesting and then missing the first 5 days of drying (leaving the drying room unsupervised, risking mold?), which would you choose?

I'm not sure which period is more critical since I've never done this

 

[Old Salt]

If you can choose, be there for the drying period. A day or two does not make too much of a difference in the harvest.

 

[Blew Hiller]

If you can choose, be there for the drying period. A day or two does not make too much of a difference in the harvest.

Absolutely.

 

[Nicotin]

Thank you both. I've decided to let it flower for another week and be there for the drying.

It'll be 11 weeks of flowering in total, I hope I don't get too sleepy buds.

 

[Blew Hiller]

Nothing worse than over dry buds