Manicuring how "deep" shuold one get?

[Guest Elias]

I've read about plenty of subject on this site, fro cloning to curing but i find it really hard to find article on manicuring!

In the great line i understand the process but how deep should one get when it comes to taking out the leaves?

I did try out to take almost all of the smaller leaves on the buds and noticed a small difference in the taste, but when i look at those kind of bud http://www.medicalmarijuanastrains.com/trainwreck/ (i have some trainwreck in my tent) my buds are way more manicured than that and those are dispensary bud...

Am i manicuring to much (plus my weed dry out in about a week is it due to that extreme manicuring?) does any has anything to share on the subject?

Peace out!

[Romeu9]

Hey Elias!

The photo of the dispensary bud isnt realy the best example of how a beautiful bud should look, Im sure yours look much better then that one!

Anyway I think that you should trim what you would want or dont care to see in the trim bin, meaning that depends on what you gonna do with the trimmings or if you gonna trash it as soon as trimming session is finished.

Also, if you're trimming a strain that will dry easily during cure, crumbles a bit went touched and turns into a fine dust after grinding (like Sour Diesel), then you can leave a bit more of the smallest bud leaves, it helps a bit to moisturize so-to-speak the buds, by having more leaf material.

Hope I managed to be clear.

Take care

Edited February 20, 2012 by Romeu9
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[Dust]

yeah i agree the buds you show aren't the best exemples. but for the dispensary more leaves means more weight probably, i don't but i guess they sale per gramm so it's not in their interest to trim too deep.

I don't know how you did yours, you should put a pics ^^ but as rom said i'm sure they are way better, i myself find the more i take away the faster curing buds have a good smell, but in the big lines when i manicure i pay more attention to the tops buds that are big and beautiful and that will stay longer in curing, on the little nuggets of lower parts i just cuts with a scissor everything that is larger than bud, and take away the more accessible leaves, but not as deep as with curing buds.

But i guess there ain't really a rule too follow they are many and you have to find yours ^^

Also i manicure biggest leaves only before drying, that way it dries a little slower, and when buds are dried and ready to be cured i take away all the buds leaves, i find when they are dry it's easier and quicker

Good luck man, but it's not a science to follow at the letter

[Guest Elias]

Cheers guys and thanks for the tips romeu, i'm growing sour diesel as wel at the moment and will remember your trick.

You guys pretty much re-enforced my thought on my manicure style, i try to go as deep as possible on the best looking bud and go quicker on smaller buds.

I've used my trimmings to make hash so far , a mix of white rhino / trainwreck gumby first (got about 5 joints of strong but taste less hash) just did the same mix with buble bags and got about 4/6g i'll let you know when it'll be dry and ready to weigh.

Got to make butter!

Peace out!

Ps i try to see if i see you guys live to send you links to pics of my bud

[bozoph]

im with dust. trim after u dry. it slows the drying and makes your nugs taste better. as for trimming it is personal prefrence how much u trim off.

[lamsbread]

I trim before i dry,taking most of the larger leave that stick out around the bud and maybe do a little tidy up after drying.

Where you are located in the world and the climate conditions have a part to play. If you live on the equator you will expirience hot and humid conditions.If you live in southern Spain or Nevada usa you will have hot and dry conditions. If like my self you live in the sunny West of the UK (Oh the irony!) you will expirience moisture laden Westerly winds coming straight of the atlantic via the gulf stream.Coupled with that a latitude the same as Moscow our climate is cool and moist.

Another factor to consider is the type of property you live in. A modern, energy efficient house with low ceilings, good insulatation and central heating, will be warmer and dryer than that of a victorian town house with 13' high ceilings, poor insulation, drafty windows and no central heating, this type of propery will be cooler and have a higher relitve humidity.

Air flow will also be a consideration, if you use oscilating fans and extraction fans during drying the process will be sped up.

There is never an absolutely correct answer, only rules of thumb, in any given situation there will be variables to take in to consideration.

It is however a good idea to listen to those who have years of expirience and who have consistently proven results.

In life it is up to you to decide if the expirience of others is similar your expirience, if it is then take good advice when it is given. If the expirience is not similar to your expirience then you need to consider how your situation varies from the advice given and make adjustments accordingly.

Nescessity is the mother of invention,all things created had to be invented because someone had a need and even when a solution is found, there is often is room for improvement (and personal preference).

Peace Lamsbread

[Dust]

"West of the UK (Oh the irony!) " Lol!

[Guest Elias]

Thanks guys for all the answer, i'm now doing two batch, one were i manicure more than the other, both are still drying as quickly though with my last two harvest drying in less than a week...

The weed is still prety tasty, especially the trainwreck, i havent had a really fruity batch of wite rhino so far, she smells like a candy but doesnt taste the same.

Peace out!