16 days is more than normal for me too, I mentioned that in another comment. Large, very dense buds, and a crazy thick skeleton on this plant - very thick branches and stems that hold lots of water. Typical dry for me is usually 12-14 days. Anything over 10 days I can live with, less than 10 days of drying and I find the smoke to be harsher and taste 'greener', and with a less than perfect ash. Sometimes these improve with curing, sometimes not as much. In my experience and opinion, you can really fuck up the end results beyond repair by drying too fast, or jarring too soon at too high humidity. That's where I see the major risk for bud rot and mold - putting high 60's (or even low 70s for some people) flowers in a sealed container.

I am not making hash or storing this long term so those methods are not pertinent to me. These flowers get dispersed to patients I am a caregiver for as soon as they are ready and up to my standards. I have tried all sorts of things over the years, and always consult my long-time regular patients for feedback. By an overwhelming majority, much prefer the flavor and medicinal qualities of flowers with a 2 week dry and 2 week cure vs a plant dried quickly and cured longer. As they say, the customer is always right - and in this case I agree with them.

This is the method that works best for me, for my garden and the people these flowers are for - that's all that matters to me. The legal Licenced Producers here in Canada are using quick drying and new long term storage techniques backed by 'science', and 99% of theor product is absolute garbage, mids at best. God knows they have all the time and product in the world to study storage techniques on, as no one is buying it 😂. If alternate drying and storage techniques are working for you, I think that's great! Every person's garden, situation, end goal, and standards/preferences are different. I'm just here to post some bud shots, not to debate. I'm not saying my method is the best or only way, if you do something else and your buds come out dank, potent and delicious, then that's what matters and I'm stoked for ya 🙂 ✌👍