Hey Azi,
I found an
interesting study done by Anresco Labs in 2022, where they stored trim in clear or amber jars, and at three different temperatures... (emphasis/annotation added)...
"Temperature strongly influenced the degradation of THCA to Δ9-THC, yet that did not materialize into statistically significant deviations in total potential THC through 90 days.... After 90 days, Δ9-THC degraded into CBN at a significantly higher rate in samples held at higher temperatures. In the final 3 testing periods, samples held at 4°C [39°F] retained an average of 3.2% more total potential THC than samples held at 20°C [68°F], and 14.1% more total potential THC than samples held at 30°C [86°F].
[re: the effect of light...] Samples held in amber jars marginally reduced the rate of degradation of THCA to Δ9-THC, as well as the degradation of Δ9-THC to CBN. By day 360, samples held in amber jars retained 2.56% higher total potential THC than those held in clear jars.
Time was the most significant driver of potency degradation. By day 30, total potential THC decreased by an average of 11.83%, and by day 60 degradation of total potential THC exceeded 12.5% for every temperature and container condition...."
In the charts below, from the Anresco study, you can see that degradation increases after the 90-day mark, whether stored in amber or clear, and for storage temps 68 F and 86 F. (There's something magic about 90 days.) Storage temp 39 F actually gets a bump after 90 days (blue line), for both amber and clear. Strangely, the trim stored at 86 F in amber does the best up to 90 days (orange line)! According to this, the best way to store buds up to 90 days is in amber jars at room temp. After 90 days, it's best to refrigerate. Since drying/curing happens typically within the first 60 days, and considering the preservation of terpenes, the best temp is probably 64 F, and in total darkness. Here's Ed Rosenthal's fine points on drying and curing:
HERE.
(Potential THC is calculated using the formula: Total THC = (0.877 * THCA) + Δ9-THC.)