I'll just put it down and do my business. If I have to relight the cigar I never notice any problems because I wasn't gone for too long. Sometimes different flavors are present when I relight but sometimes it is for the better. I noticed the cigars only get stale after like an hour or more. I gave my friend a Monte #2 and he couldn't finish it. When he fired it back up maybe an hour or so later I tried it and it was pretty harsh.