drying vs freezing re heat

[tjg911]

i have frozen and dried some cayenne peppers. the freezing took 30 seconds of my time while the drying requires putting them on the window sill each morning, moving them to stay in the sun all day then returning them to the counter at sun down.

does either method retain more of the heat in the pepper? if drying retained more of the heat i'd opt for that. seems freezing should be better but maybe the freezing process saps the heat?

also my peppers have been in the sun on the window sill for 3 full weeks. i can hear the seeds rattle inside when i shake the pepper. does that signal they are totally dry or should i give them another week?

thanks,

tom