How are these leaves looking?

[Balgaire]

I've been shooting for the average humidity of 77%. It's been rainy and the humidity in the cure box has been getting into the 90's, which means I bring the whole box inside and let it air out until the humidity drops again. These leaves are about a week in the box. One thime they got too dry and felt crispy, but after setting them back outside, they are nice and pliable again.

 

[deluxestogie]

Any that dry to a crispy state while still green will likely remain green.

Bob

 

[Balgaire]

Got it. Thanks. Just hoping for the best at this point.

 

[Nik Vee]

This was my first year growing and I made the mistake of not like pile curing before hanging. I got advice from someone on here to pile cure for about 3 days (rotating and airing out briefly each day). After the 3 days they loose almost all of that green color and turn to a yellow brownish color and I have yielded better results.

Already rolled about 10 cigars from my harvest of this year. So only air curing for about 3 months and all my friends even the ones who regularly smoke cigars couldn’t believe how good mine were.

 

[stic]

I pile cured mine until they became mostly brown, and then hung to further dry...seemed to work well for my first time...

 

[Balgaire]

OK, these haven't changed in a few days, and we have our first hard freeze coming. Are any of these leaves salvageable, or is it time to prep for next year? I actually have some that seemed to cure on the plant. I tried snapping some leaf stalks and letting them hang, and they seem to be the ones that look most cured (first two pics).