As I enter the valley of the final finish, this is where I get a little nervous. The buds are still ever so slightly spongy, been hanging for a week and a half.. If I put them in jars to soon, I stand a chance of what I dread, the mold. It I wait too long, I loose the flavor and they turn into a bunch of sugar crunch Krisps..I never seem to get the stems that snap as I read about. I expect I will jar them sometime this week.Whew,,this waiting game is the toughest part.