URL: https://postharvestreport.com/glossary/snap-dry
Flower dried until stems fully snap. Safer for microbial testing but costs weight, terpenes, and cure quality.
Glossary
Snap-dry describes flower dried aggressively enough that stems snap cleanly when bent. It is a common defensive posture against failing microbial testing.
Snap-dry protects the compliance test at real cost: up to 5% of saleable weight, degraded aroma from the missed cure, and more fragile flower that scars more easily under automation. The rule that works is the opposite: leaves crispy, stems almost snap but don't.
Snap-dry is the most expensive insurance policy in the industry. Fix the aw measurement problem and the over-drying problem solves itself.