Fan location during closet drying

[Viu Caravanos]

I’m drying in a medium sized closet. Two questions:
1) should I leave the door slightly open for air circulation or keep it closed?
2) I have a small fan. Should I put it inside facing out or outside facing in?
I know you shouldn’t turn on a fan directly at the buds, I was just wondering how do people here who dry in a closet place their fans.

 

[Emilya Green]

I don't use a fan... it dries it out too quickly

 

[Roy Growin]

Hiya VC
1) closed
2) listen to Emilya
I hang mine for about a week then straight into jars, airing daily for a month or so

 

[Dwight Monk]

Varies on the temp/humidity, I have air circulation in my shed but don't use a regular fan on top of that. If you have high humidity closing up closet could cause issues, along with depends on if smell an issue for you or not too .

 

[Viu Caravanos]

The humidity in the closet right now gets between 55 and 65, but when I will start drying it might be even a little higher. Everywhere I look it says air circulation is very important during drying to avoid mold. I was thinking that in a closed closet there’s not to much circulation.. on the other hand I see a lot of people say that even a fan not directly blowing at the the buds can dry them to quick.
Think I’m gonna go fanless and hope for the best

 

[Skunksta]

When i have humidity issues i tend to hang the plant after i cut branchs and give them all space.
But its not always the case. And when humidity in low i tend to hang the full plant. When ever i have used
a fan the bud tends to dry to fast even when not pointed at them. I like a good 7/10 day dry.That being said
i have never dried more than 6 plants at any one time.

 

[Buds Buddy]

The humidity in the closet right now gets between 55 and 65, but when I will start drying it might be even a little higher. Everywhere I look it says air circulation is very important during drying to avoid mold. I was thinking that in a closed closet there’s not to much circulation.. on the other hand I see a lot of people say that even a fan not directly blowing at the the buds can dry them to quick.
Think I’m gonna go fanless and hope for the best

That Humidity level is a little high but not real bad. I think it should be between 40 - 50%. That being said I would use the fan for some circulation to prevent mold. I'd point the fan toward the floor & let it oscillate on low just for some air movement. The Humidity will keep your plants moist enough for a slow dry.

 

[Viu Caravanos]

More disagreements on the fan! Still, thank you for the good advice, I was planning on hanging the plant as a whole but maybe I won’t do that and just slightly open the door. Though I’m worried about mold, the buds are not very big and I think the chances of drying too quick is bigger then the chance of mold, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

 

[BAKIND]

I am drying right now in the tent it was grown. The tent has enough vents for air circulation. A small fan outside the tent pushes just enough air to create a minimal draft inside. Proper temperature, no higher than 70 degrees should be maintained. Humidity at 55% for at least the first few days is optimal, then 45-50 to finish. The goal is to slow dry, 10-14 days, then cure for another 6-8 weeks.

 

[parrajara]

What is enough circulation in a closet? Also, is there an ideal amount of spacing you want between buds when you hang them on a clothesline?

Looking to dry mine in similar conditions as OP, but mine will be in a "small closet" about 4ft high by 3ft wide and 1.5ft depth.

If this doesn't add value to the thread, and rather hijacks it, forgive me. I thought it would add value to consider the size of closet in relation to airflow, and the spacing between buds as well.

 

[Emilya Green]

Drying, like most things we do in this hobby requires a bit of flexibility. It has been raining for the last couple of weeks here in waterlogged Missouri, and it is hard to dry anything in this humidity. Since I am too cheap to turn on the AC yet, the RH is about 80% or better, and burping jars, laying the product out on trays, etc... doesn't do a lot to help them dry out down into the curing range. At this point I rely on fans to help me a little... but fans can get you in trouble fast if the humidity drops on you suddenly. No different than setting up a tent to grow in, it is all about managing the local environment to suit your needs.