I find it funny how people worry so much about these kinds of things when we first start out. I was exactly the same, treating my sticks like babies and spending nights researching on every little detail. Later you will find it a lot more enjoyable to just let things be. It takes years, like 5-10 to put age on a cigar, and you might not even notice with the better ones which age before they even get to you.

Like RH and most things with this hobby it's subjective. Personally I keep the cello on to protect the cigar from damage against other ones. When I first started out I treated them as a pet, because in a sense you are taking care of them. Once you get a nice collection and system going you will start to enjoy the actual sticks rather than the hobby of caring for cigars.