Quote Originally Posted by denver24 View Post
Lately I have been having problems with wrappers cracking and cigars splitting. I keep my humi at 70% and it is very constant with almost no fluctuation. I like to keep my humidity higher because Colorado is very dry. Just today I took a smoke out and let it sit on my desk for about 3 hours before I smoked it and the sum' bitch split right down the side!

My questions are these:

Should I dry box?
How long should I dry box?
Can I just use an old cigar box with out humidification?
Any other ideas as to why this might be happening?

Thanks all!
If you're using 70% beads, don't wet them as much. I found that keeping them where half are white and half are clear is max. Then wait until most are white before re-wetting. Then, as they said, dry box before smoking. I transfer them to a small humi with one of the solution type sponges. Only I just use a small amount of distilled water. Probably around 60% or less in there. You don't want to let a cigar dry too much before smoking.