by Jorge Cervantes
Manicuring
Manicuring buds is time-consuming. Budget 4-6 hours to manicure a single pound by hand with scissors. An automatic trimmer will cut manicuring time to 1-2 hours.
Use small easy-to-maneuver pointed scissors to reach into crevices in buds. Have 2 or 3 different pairs if scissors available. Switch scissors when your hands fatigue.
Wear inexpensive rubber gloves to collect “finger hash”. After trimming, remove accumulated finger hash on gloves with rubbing alcohol. Set the hash-laden alcohol on the counter overnight to evaporate. Scrape up the remaining hash after all the alcohol has evaporated. Or put the rubber gloves in a freezer for a few hours. Cooling will make it easier to scrape and rub the accumulated hash from the gloves.
Scrape accumulated resin from scissors when it clogs blades. use a small knife to remove built-up resin from blades. Ball up small bits of scraped resin by rubbing it together between fingers. The ball of hash will grow as manicuring progresses.