It depends on how much you are harvesting and what sort of weather is in the near future. As fluffy as they are when ripe they could really hold a lot of water on them, that could make drying without mold difficult...you would want a thin layer (1-2cones deep)with a moving air (fan) If you have a lot of them that turns into a tremendous amount of space, they will dry off faster with no chance of molding on the plant, then you can keep them a bit more piled while curing. But if they are already ripe/overripe and no decent weather in the near future....I can see the temptation to work with them wet as a last resort.

Sarah - I know you're getting tired of all the rain in Georgia too. Thanks for the comments! Nat - It is so much easier to weed after a rain. I wish it would just stop raining long enough for me to do some weeding. I've seen Last Snowflake offered several time this year on the Lily Auction, so you might check there for it every once in awhile. Nancy - I'm glad you had a break in the rain long enough to get something accomplished. Every time I would go outside, there would come the rain again. I thought Indy Fling looked really nice today. That's the most ruffled I can remember seeing it. Debra

Bump!

Your roses are still beautiful even when rain-drenched and I love the color of Bon Silene. I really like your abutilon and wish I had one. I hope your Pineapple Express decides to come down our way also (I'm assuming you're on the west coast).