I've had the indoor plants hung out to dry in the 2x4 tent for 4-5 days. Temp us running 67° with 58% rh. The exhaust fan is running and a small fan lightly stirs the air at the top of the tent but not directly on the bud. The buds seem to dry very fast so I took some samples, trimmed them up and put them in a couple paper lunch bags. Next day, the bags were reading 69% so I'm leaving them open and spread out the nugs to keep them drying slowly. My fear that they were drying too fast seems unfounded, so I'll keep the bulk in the tent for a few more days.
Previous outdoor crops were always hung in the basement that houses my tent. I've never been able to keep them hanging for a week. In past years, I stripped the buds off the branches after a few days and finished them in paper shopping bags. The last couple years I've skipped the bags and transferred them straight into jars, which I burped and monitored until I got down to 62%, my preferred storage humidity.
The missus hates the stink during the hanging phase, so I've always pulled them down asap to bags or jars. I could dry in the tent as long as I want but am unable to precisely check moisture levels. Not wanting them to dry too fast, I'll probably bag or jar up the remainder in the next few days.
This is also the first time I've dry trimmed a quantity. Pretty simple since the plants were already defoliated pretty well. If it's a good outdoor crop, I see a rotary trimmer in my future if I'm going to dry trim.
