Well now that winter has rolled in I think its safe to say that storing buds in air tight jars in the the garage would be ideal. The cold and darkness in there provides for superb curing conditions due to the dense air and darkness. Ive experimented with curing a jar in the garage and didnt open it for several weeks and the bud turned out to be such a finer and more full bodied smoke.. I would always take the jar of better cured nugs over the fresh herb...

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P.S take the several week challenge and cure some buds in the garage and some in your room see which jar turns out to be the finer smoke... Its a shocker!