{"id":4468,"date":"2022-10-13T18:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T18:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/?p=4468"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:20:32","slug":"best-time-of-day-to-harvest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weedmaps.com\/learn\/the-plant\/best-time-of-day-to-harvest","title":{"rendered":"What's the best time of day to harvest weed?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether you're a novice or a veteran cannabis grower, you're probably eagerly awaiting the day when you can finally harvest your plants. And after weeks and months of careful tending, it's almost time to reap the rewards of your hard work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But harvesting cannabis is a delicate process. Is the time of day something you should even consider when harvesting your plants? Below, learn how to time your harvest for maximum quality bud, and find out why timing is such an important part of the cannabis growth cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n\tWhat's the best time of day to harvest cannabis?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the months it's taken to usher your cannabis plants through their vegetative and flowering stages, you've probably paid a lot of attention to detail: the quality of water and nutrients you've used, the spectrum and quantity of light, keeping an eye out for pests and pathogens, among many others. So when it comes time to actually cut the plant down, does the time of day you do it actually matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most commercial cultivators and home growers agree that the best time to harvest your cannabis plants is in the early hours of the morning before the next light cycle of daytime begins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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