Do you dry your buds in a dehydrator ? I wondered about that - does it do a good job ?
Yes indeed, I do WoundedKnee. I'll link you to the Low and Slo thread. The current pages, within the last month or so, are dealing with more than just drying in the fridge.
DrZiggy's Low And Slow Drying: Maximizing Your Harvest
I'm very happy with the process. After 48 hours at the lowest setting I remove the buds, trim them from the pieces of stem I left them attached to, and jar them up to begin the process of removing the rest of the excess humidity. This morning they were registering 70%, so I dropped the rice ball in again.
30 minutes later.....
So in less than three days I have the harvest down and dried, with incredible terpene retention and no loss of flavonoids. I'll have this batch stable within a couple hours. The rice is powerful stuff.
It should only take another 15 minutes to get them back to 62%.
It's the combo of dehydration and super-dry rice that made the whole process click in place for me. It works without the rice, by simply tossing the buds back into the dehydrator, but then you're handling them all over again. I learned last night that this big jar is perfect for this step. The rice ball hangs right above the buds, leaving them undisturbed during this step.
I have a passion for pushing the envelope and trying a new path to the same goal. In doing so I kinda fell into this entire method, inspired by other members and following my intuition. Isn't this the most fun you ever had? I was going to say "the most fun you've had being legal" but......... That day still lies ahead of us. I got a jumpstart on the freedom so many won't allow themselves to feel, but I have no fear.
I encourage you to give the method a try, and try the low and slo too. The CBD Critical Cure gets done low and slo. They're the family base meds, and that FHO I make is unmatched in effect. Drying low and slo gives me buds very close in quality to freshly-harvested, allowing me to make the oil on demand instead of needing to do so on the day of harvest. It took oil-making out of the realm of "Groan! I'll be on my feet over the stove for four hours" and back into the feeling of joy again.
Here we are, 15 minutes later. 45 minutes to go from 70% to around 62%. Not bad, not bad at all. One of these times I'll remember to save some out to be dried by rice alone. This big jar - that I almost eliminated from the collection because I thought it was too big for my typical harvests - is the perfect size to do this step in.
I'll let them sit for another hour without the rice and check humidity again. If necessary I'll hang the rice inside again, and I'll keep that up until they're stable at 62%.
Good morning everyone 
Another wet and dreary day before us, but I like wet and dreary days myself, on occassion. The apartment smells of ripening cannabis with 6 girls flowering without filtration.
What's not to like about that. Actually, it's not as noticable as you'd think. All those fragrances, scattered about through the spaces, creates a smell akin to something fragrant cooking in the oven. I think it's the scent of the Devil's Carnival, which overpowers everyone else. I personally identify it as "the smell of home."
You can feel my joy through the narration, I'm certain of it.
Now it's your turn. Stop for a moment, and think of something, anything, that makes the blood in your veins pick up the song of joy that drives the expansion of this universe we call home. Now.....do your best to be playful with this feeling, and do share it with those lucky enough to come into your personal atmosphere.
That's the part that makes all the rest worth it, the sharing of the joy. You share, then they share, and then the people they inspired share, and before you know it dreams start coming true all over the place and people start choosing insight and inspiration over frustration and anger. Change your personal atmosphere, and maintain it faithfully with deliberate choice of the feeling you choose to entertain, and things begin to move with positive momentum.
You'll never understand the dynamics reading about it. It takes playing with the universe to make this energy stream kick into high gear. The universe doesn't work, it plays, and when you deliberately choose to join those playful forces and stop worrying, your life will take a dramatic shift. I'm already there, holding my light high so you can follow that path, if you so choose.
I'm having the best time of my 63 years. Join me. There's certainly no lack of room in this joyful universe for the expression of more satisfaction with the life you're leading.
both.
Lesson learned. Next time you'll be doubly cautious. You'll beat them. Do that flip and wash thing. Make use of some plastic and duck tape and spray the hell out of the leaves. Then scour the tub enclosure and wash the shower curtain, and scrub yourself head-to-toe. Aren't we having fun? 
