I think the purpose of the initial seasoning is to get moisture in the dry wood of a new humi quickly by wiping it down. Otherwise it might take a few days and several recharges on your humidifier before the RH ever came up to normal.
The consistancy might be affected more by how closely you monitor your hygrometer and recharge the pads or beads. I use a combination of 1/2lb beads and two 2x3 pads and recharge them weekly. My humi is a 300 count but of course I don't ever have that many in there. I can usually keep it within 70-71% and have not had a mold problem. IMO 65% is too dry.
The average ambient RH in La Habana, Cuba is 78% so I like to think that 70% is not too high.
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