We recommend arranging your mushrooms very close together so that you can dehydrate as much as you can in one batch. How close is too close? Simply ensure the edges aren’t touching, as overlapping areas can retain moisture. Close mushrooms dry faster and more evenly, but kissing mushrooms don’t have the airflow they need to dehydrate completely. The question “how should I take mushrooms?” has already found its first major answer: what kind of mental state are you in? What are your expectations? These factors are crucial to what you’ll achieve. Fear, expectation, prejudice, bias.. All of these things can forge the quality of your experience with magic mushrooms in one way or another. Before you do any dehydrating, you will want to make sure that your mushrooms are clean and properly prepped. Another common mistake people make is that they wash their mushrooms improperly—rather how to grow psilocybe semilanceata than sticking them under running water, simply wipe them with a damp paper towel. Why? Since mushrooms are so porous, they can swell and can become engulfed with water. As you can imagine, this will make the dehydrating process more difficult and time-consuming. Be careful not to use too much force when cleaning mushrooms—a gentle wipe down to remove excess residue will do.