Wet Trimming vs Dry Trimming Cannabis: Which Preserves Terpenes? (Lab Data)

Wet trim vs dry trim: the only controlled study we could find on trimming timing measured a terpene difference you would need a chromatograph to see, while drying temperature cut terpenes by more than half. Get the dry right and the trim decision mostly stops mattering to your nose. This episode lays out the wet vs dry trim argument the way growers actually make it, then runs it through the data: the 1996 measurement of how fast monoterpenes leave a bud, the 2021 hemp drying study (82% of terpenes kept at room temperature, 30% at 90 °C), and the 2024 Volcani Institute trial that finally compared trimming before and after the dry. It also covers why chlorophyll cannot be the hay smell, what green leaf volatiles are, the 2023 yeast and mold study that found wet-trimmed buds carried more mold than leaves-on colas, and a decision framework built on your drying room instead of folklore: land water activity between 0.55 and 0.65, then cure. 0:00 Wet Trim vs Dry Trim: Why Do Both Camps Blame Chlorophyll? 2:13 Why Do Terpenes Leave a Bud? (Heat, Air, Time, Exposed Surface) 3:19 Does Wet Trimming Lose Terpenes? What the Leaf Buffer Really Does 5:23 The First Controlled Wet vs Dry Trim Study (Volcani Institute, 2024) 7:07 Trim Timing vs Drying Temperature: Which Moves Your Terpenes More? 8:15 Can You Smell Chlorophyll? (Why It Isn't the Hay) 9:22 What Actually Causes the Cut-Grass and Hay Smell? (Green Leaf Volatiles) 11:39 Do You Lose More Trichomes Trimming Wet or Dry? 12:21 Which Trim Method Grew More Mold? (The 2023 Yeast and Mold Study) 13:44 How to Choose Wet or Dry Trim for Your Drying Room (and Why the Dry Decides) More grow-room folklore, tested: Drying in the Dark? Right Call, Wrong Reason (It's Not Chlorophyll) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRWVTsXKels Your Buds Smell Like Hay? Here's Why (60/60 Myth) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9rSBZ3OX-4 Whole Plant Hang Drying: What Actually Preserves Terpenes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJlwa_DncIY Members get every episode early plus comment-section emojis for 99 cents a month: [MEMBERSHIP LINK] Subscribe for a new grow myth every day, and put the next harvest argument you want run through the literature in the comments. #GrowItEasy #WetTrimVsDryTrim #CannabisHarvest