True on that hanging the whole plant procedure. Last season I gave that method a go along with the "priming" adventure. I must say that hanging the whole plant at the end of the season is much easier given the lack of a barn and extra farmhands. The plants dry slower as they continue to feed from the stem doing their conversion and metabolizing the chlorophyl. After a few months, once they have turned a lovely shade of yellow to dark brown they can be spritzed, bringing them back to a pliable state and from there the plant can be disassembled and attentively stored for further cuing and aging. At no point in the process can the leafs well being be taken for granted. A real labor of love begins when the plant is pulled or a leaf plucked. That is my five cents
