I run my humis at about 65% RH and have been dry boxing my intended smokes about a day before smoking. Sometimes, when I'm impatient, I yank one out of the humi and smoke it moist. It seems to me that the wetter ones smoke sweeter than the 24 hour dry boxed ones, but are often plugged in comparison. Anyone find a more precise dry box interval, such as 12 hours, 6 hours, etc.? It seems to depend on the make, for example my Avo Domaine #10's smoke fine moist or dry, due to their loose construction, but my Joya De Nicaraguas won't open up unless I dry box them for a day first, but seem to lose some of that moist sweetness in the bargain.

I don't dry box at all. I leave the humi's at 65% or thereabout and pluck as necessary. Sometimes I get a great one, sometimes not. But most are quite enjoyable.

I have two coolers at 65% and one at 70%, and I just smoke right out of the box because I never know what I'm going to smoke till I open a box and look inside. Usually they smoke just fine.

I never have to 'dry box' any cigars I smoke, and my humi's are kept at 70% ... except ones that I just get in from 'cetain' manufacturers and/or retailers.

65% should be perfect, and is the recommended humidity for many Maduro and most Cuban cigars ...

... you must like them on the dry side.

It's clear that various brands and styles smoke differently in the same humidity environment. With some cigars I have no problem, but others respond radically to changes in humidity. I started dry boxing to alleviate pluggage problems, because I like an easy draw, but I think I'm beginning to notice a dryer, less pleasant and sweet flavor. I'll switch back to skewering for pluggies. It's just not worth trading off that rich, moist flavor for more ease of draw.

try to take the one you want to smoke out about a hour before you's inteend to smoke it, than you can adjust from there a little longer or a little shorter time spent on the counter. just a thought.