I did an A/B extraction on a lot of A. Burkitti (could be another plant) Phyllodes, I have no room or method to dry them so what I did was let them soak in PH 4 acidic water, Ill skip the whole process part but I did end up with some Spice but not much (Its only the end of winter atm though, a summer extraction should prove better) nice white spice at that

So is drying necessaryy? would my results be higher if I dried the phyllodes?

It was 280g Phyllodes and ended up with about 200mg of Spice.