Air-cured Tobacco

 Some tobacco leaves are air-cured following their harvest. Air-cured tobacco is traditionally cured hanging in structures with a roof, but with open sides to allow air to freely circulate. As with flue-curing, the aim of air-curing is the timely removal of moisture from tobacco leaves. This process takes four to eight weeks: If cured too fast, the leaf will become patchy, if cured too slowly, the leaf will rot away.