Discharging:
$$
\begin{aligned}
\frac{q(t)}{C} & =\frac{Q_{\text {max }}}{C} e^{-\frac{t}{\tau}} \
V(t) & =V_{\text {max }} e^{-\frac{t}{\tau}} \
\ln V & =\ln \left(V_{\text {max}} e^{-\frac{t}{\tau}}\right) \
& =\ln \left(e^{-\frac{t}{\tau}}\right)+\ln \left(V_{\text {max }}\right) \
\ln V & =-\frac{t}{\tau}+\text { Constant }
\end{aligned}
$$