We show that the solution to the Cauchy problem of the 3D nematic liquid crystal flows, with initial data belonging to a critical Besov space, belongs to a Gevrey class. More precisely, it is proved that for any with some suitable conditions imposed on p,q∈(1,∞), there exists T∗>0 depending only on initial data, such that the nematic liquid crystal flows admit a unique solution (u,d) on R3×(0,T∗), and satisfies
Here, is a constant unit vector, and Λ1 is the Fourier multiplier whose symbol is given by |ξ|1=|ξ1|+|ξ2|+|ξ3|. Moreover, if the initial data is sufficiently small, then T∗=∞. As a consequence of the results, decay estimates of higher-order derivatives of solutions in Besov spaces are deduced.