Wet Trim vs Dry Trim | How to trim buds the best way?
Why do growers trim cannabis buds in the first place?
- Appearance – In magazines, at the dispensary and in pictures online nearly all the buds you’ll see are completely manicured, or at least somewhat trimmed. This is the appearance we’ve come to associate with “good weed” and so untrimmed buds may look less appealing to some people.
- Harshness – leaves can be more “harsh” on your throat/lungs than flowers when smoking cannabis, so trimming off extra leaf matter can improve the “smoothness” of your buds when smoking.
- THC Concentration – the sugar leaves on your buds inherently have a lower concentration of THC than bud (even trichome-encrusted ones!), which means that you’re getting less THC gram-for-gram than with bud.
Wet trimming is better for:
- Beginners to growing as it is easier to get it right
- Avoiding mold
- Prettier buds
Dry trimming is better for:
- Flavor and aroma
- Allowing your buds and leaves to dry out at their own pace
- Shortening the cure time
Wet trimming
When you trim your weed wet, you do it immediately after you cut down a plant and before you dry and cure.
Pros:
- With less moisture-filled foliage attached to the flowers, the dry will naturally speed up. This can be helpful in a humid climate in which you’re fighting mold problems and need to keep things moving along quickly.
- While plants are still this fresh, trichomes, a.k.a. the THC-filled glands that get you high, are super sticky. Handled at this time, that stickiness helps them stay better connected to the plants, preserving them for later enjoyment.
- Wet trimming is probably the easiest for novices. Before leaves dry up and curl inward, it’s easy to navigate your snips inside buds to remove full stems of leaves.
Cons:
- Your flowers won’t be as full of flavor as they would be following dry trimming.
Dry Trimming
When you trim dry bud, you do not cut any leaves off after harvest. Instead, you let the marijuana flowers dry and cure first. Only after they have been dried and cured do you remove the excess leaves.
Pros:
- Higher quality buds
- No need to trim all at once
Cons：
- More difficult
- Slower
- Higher risk of mold
THE PERFECT BALANCE
With all this in mind, here is how you can balance the methods and try to obtain the pros of each one.
Trim off any large fan leaves and big sugar leaves that protrude out from the buds. Leave behind some of the smaller, sugary leaves. These will still keep the drying process slow and will protect your buds and their crucial trichomes. When the branches have fully dried up and finally snap instead of bend, this is where you trim the rest. Don’t just throw these away! Excess plant matter or “trim” is an excellent way of making edibles, tinctures, and even hash.
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