I have asked the same on several other threads to see if there was a trick. I wash my buds and asked if that decreases the smell/taste. Most people said no. Truthfully, I have not gotten anything definitive and I think it depends on the strain. There are ways to screw up the cure and add a funky/hay taste (too much chlorophyll remaining) but "lack of smell" is hard to identify the cause. During the cure the smell should improve. Not much help, unfortunately, but what I have learned so far (not much!).
I THINK most of it is getting the right dry before you start the cure. Too dry and it wont smell as much as if you leave a nice bit of sticky ickyness. On the other hand if you start curing too early while its wet and you'll get that chlorophyll smell and tast you just touched on
Too wet and it will get mold and you lose it all. Too dry and it tastes like hay....
Yer of course too wet you get mould but I meant there is that delicate balance still where its wet enough to start cure.
The range for proper cure is 60-65%.
Ahhh ok I see what ya saying about naturally stanky weed
I give samples to a friend of mine who (buys) and smokes up to 4 diff strains a month...he constantly says "looks great, great high...but where is the flavor/taste?!"....I've heard this from 3-4 strains I gave him. Drives me insane...
Hmmmm i dunno. Ive never washed em so I cant tell ya. I can see what people say about it not washing away thc due to it being so oil based but maybe it reacts differently with the terpenes? Do a test of the same strain yaself. One half washed one half not?
Mine smell great all the way to jarring....they still have a smell after curing, but def diminished and not enhanced. There is def an art to it and I am questing the proper method....
