The jars aren't full of water, but bud. The moisture you see is evaporation.
Basically we're trying to learn what approach works best. Most of us wash our buds at harvest, the same way you'd do with any produce. We typically hang for up to a week, but this process is an attempt to retain terpenes that would evaporate off, so at this point I'd recommend no longer than 4 hours. In the fridge, under optimal conditions of temperature and humidity, it can take two weeks or longer, depending on how densely you packed the buds and how large the buds themselves are.
If you can create lots of surface area and open spaces you'll get more efficient drying, so we're playing now with the idea to start in large jars, on their side to make use of additional surface areas, and then at some point switch to paper bags to speed up the process. It's all very experimental at the moment. Ziggy probably has the most experience.
Thank you Ziggy, and thank you all for joining the fun. I'm going to dress and have breakfast and begin answering questions. 
