I'm kind of impatient - I like to light the first one off of the exhaust manifold of the truck that delivered it

But to get the most out of my average cigarbid cheapies, I've found that 3 to 6 months of convalescence is best. I used to keep detailed records but gave that up - now I just toss them in the humi and smoke them whenever. I do still keep detailed pedigrees for my Brohibas.