Gilberto told me to

[cigar no baka]

Now that I've yanked all the cellos off my smokes you tell us your little secret. Good idea. There's always an option.

This is a tomato tomahto issue - whatever works best for you, go ahead and do it. I'm a freak about keeping my cigars from getting any dings or tears, so that's why I don't remove the cellophane.