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You're on the right track, Paul. I've found that lower RH, between 60-65, is the right range...and more humi time after delivery, at least a few weeks, at that RH is best. Most cigars arrive too wet...prolly being stored at 70% (or more). I have had some newly bought cigars increase the RH in a tupperdor from 65 to 73 RH.

One way to reduce the moisture in a newly purchased cigar, if you can't wait the few weeks, is to "dry box" it. The ambient RH has to be lower than the RH in the humidor, though. Letting the cigar sit in a humidor or cigar box that has a lower RH will help.

Try it for one day...put it in and let it sit for a day...if that results in a satisfactory burn, you're good to go...if not, give it another day...

I have a thermometer with a humidity device that displays the temp and RH in the room where I keep my humidor. If the RH is 50 or below, I'll just set the cigar out on the desk for a day, without putting it in an actual dry box.

Haven't had too many cigars tunnel, canoe or go out frequently when doing this. But I have a larger supply now, so I rarely smoke a cigar right off the truck. I still get the occasional uneven burn, but that may be more of a roll issue.

You're going to have more burn issues in colder weather fyi, there's a huge temperature and humidity difference and fragile wrappers or over humidifier cigars will cracking or burn unevenly.