I voted for both... sometimes i'll smoke it with the band on untill its about to get burned then i take it off, and sometimes i take it off right away...


ive read that historically if you were smoking with a group and someone was smoking a less expensive cigar then you then you were supposed to take your band off so the guy wouldnt feel bad for being unable to afford more expensive cigars.

I generally try to keep to that... dont smoke with groups much... but when i do i follow that rule...