Plaiting garlic

[mhrfm]

Our garlic's just about ready to come out of the ground. It's our first year growing it.

When it comes out, we know we need to dry and cure it, and we want to plait it.

My question is when do you plait? Is it OK to plait it within a couple of days of it coming out of the ground? Initially, we're going to leave ours in the open garage (very airy). Just want to know when it's OK to plait so that we can hang it up and let it hang from the rafters.

Thanks in advance for any tips, assistance and suggestions.

[greenishfing]

I usually leave mine a couple of weeks until the tops have lost their moisture. I don't know if this is the "proper" way to do it though.