cannabis plants are dried and cured after being picked. The most common method is hanging the branches upside down, allowing all the THC to run down the buds and collect at the tips, leaving nothing for waste.
One benefit of drier buds is when it comes to weight. With a naturally lower weight, purchasers tend to get more cannabis when receiving very dry buds. Think of it as quantity over quality.
In cannabis culture, dry flower refers to plant matter that has been cured and dried and is ready to smoke. Dry flower, or dry herb, is what is used for rolling into a joint, for example