observation:
well at first when i glanced. it appeared the compressed sub 2nd flush wasn't as big as the loose. but now. wow im blown away after harvest. quite a bit of difference. the loose tub filled the entire dehydrator. and this compressed sub harvest pile is nearly twice the size of that harvest 2nd flush.
kinda sux the 1st flush can't be recorded. but this stack for the compressed sub is much higher. fruits on average were all hitting the lids in both tubs. but even the pins and smaller fruits in the compressed tub were more dense.
the harvest felt a bit easier as well. and the substrate is solid and dense and looks good or ready for a new flush. the compressed tub is now being dunked. the loose tub is about half a day ahead of the compressed on the dunk. but both will be dunked same number of hours for the experiment.
all in all the fruits seem the same density and size in the 2nd flush. in the first flush the fruits in the loose tub were a bit smaller. but i felt that tub first flush would have been a bigger yield given a timed harvest.
there are some picturs of the fruit size for scale reference so you can get an idea of how big the fruits are. the top blue lid on that tub is the tub being used. 44 quart iris tub. and you can't beat that blue color for the lid. bc blue is the coolest color on earth and in the universe. no arguing about that lol...one may say green its a hard argument there.
also, the compressed tub was ahead first flush to maturity by a few hours. once the dunk happened after first flush. the loose tub pulled ahead a few hours of the compressed tub. its like they reversed roles 2nd flush. may be random. going to have to do more test runs.
Harvest Both Tubs tub 1 compressed tub
tub 2 loose tub
yield results to be determined soon.