The invention relates to a drying control method for a water-saving washing machine to realize just-in-time (JIT) stop after drying clothes. The method comprises the following steps of: at the beginning of drying, detecting the temperature of hot steam in an internal cylinder by using an internal cylinder temperature sensor; judging whether the temperature is lower than a set first starting temperature, if so, closing a water inlet valve of a dehumidifying tube, otherwise, opening the water inlet valve of the dehumidifying tube; judging whether the temperature of the hot steam in the internal cylinder is lower than a set second starting temperature, if so, closing the water inlet valve of the dehumidifying tube, otherwise, returning to judge continuously; and judging the drying degree of the clothes in the internal cylinder, when the drying degree reaches a set value, stopping a heater, and when the temperature is lower than a set opening safety temperature, stopping a drying fan and ending up the drying process. The method has the advantages of reducing the water consumption, improving the condensing efficiency of the hot steam in the internal cylinder, automatically detecting the drying degree of the clothes, automatically stopping the drying motion after detecting the clothes are dried and fulfilling a high-efficiency, rapid and energy-saving clothes-drying aim.