Quote Originally Posted by QuietC
before i actually got into smoking cigars, everywhere i'd read would say to keep humidity at around 75%, but i usually keep it at around 70-72. Would you say 65 is better?
I would, especially for Cuban cigars. As I mentioned, I have experienced far fewer burn problems with my domestics storing them at 60 to 60% RH than when they are right off the truck or right out of the humi in the cigar shop.

For instance, I have a box of cigars in my coolerdor that I keep my assorted Opus X in. The RH in that cooler right now is 60% These cigars smoke perfectly at this RH. 60% is slightly on the dry side and a few of my cigars will slightly crack when I punch cut them but they smoke wonderfully at this RH (to me anyway).

Almost everytime I pick up a few Opus X at my local shop and light one up in the car on the way home, they burn crooked, I experience problems with them staying lit, etc.

I would highly recommend that you shoot for 65% by using beads in your humi or coolerdor or whatever you store your cigars in.