Issues with dry flower and reintroducing moisture
If you have issues trimming dry cannabis or hemp, you may need to slightly rehydrate the flower. To ensure a sharp and clean cut, reintroduce moisture into the sugar leaves so that they are pliable enough to be pulled through the tumbler.
The buds should be 80-90% dry. This will allow the fan leaf and sugar leaf to remain somewhat PLIABLE/BENDY; in a soft and flexible state. If the larger leaf is too dry and brittle, it is difficult for the machine to pull this stiffer leaf through the slots of the drum. Therefore preventing a clean, sharp cut. To remedy this, raise the humidity up to 75% for about half a day to a full day. Remarkably, this softens the unwanted leaf while returning almost no additional moisture to the main body of the buds.
It is CRITICAL that unwanted leaves remain soft and bendy in order for the machine to perform a perfectly sharp cut. We also recommend using a humidifier or a water bottle with a misting nozzle. This will help re-introduce a small amount of moisture to the unwanted leaves before running the flowers through the machine.
**The leaves MUST be SOFT and PLIABLE for the CenturionPro trimming machine to be EFFECTIVE.
**Please note: This method will allow virtually no additional moisture back to the inner bud/flower. The moisture will only soften up the outer leaves.
After running the buds through the trimming machine, chances are they are ready to bag up!
A quick test after the bag has been sealed will help achieve the perfect moisture content. This can be done by opening the bags back up to air the buds a bit (curing process).
You may prefer to run the machine with the plastic cover off, and diverter almost open (this varies depending on the density of the strain). Please note the machine operates best when the tumbler is 50-60% full.
Please click the link to read our dry trimming tips for a full explanation.
https://cprosolutions.com/dry-trimming-tips