Resting time

[anthony d]

Rule of thumb (and it's close because I've verified in the past) is 1 week for each % rH you want to drop at least for a true robusto.
I've gotten cigars in that were up around 72% and it took approximately 3 months to get down around 62%.
A lot depends on the size too as a rg/length greater than 50/5.5 can take longer.
A petite corona seems to take about 3-4 days per %, at least that's what I've tracked.

Eric nailed it here. It takes about 1 week to drop 1%rh. Most online vendors ship upwards of 72%-75%rh to compensate for transit time. A good way to tell is when you get a new delivery of sticks, put them in a ziploc bag with your calibrated hygro for about 4 hours. That will tell you what rh the sticks are at. Then, figure a week per 1%, and go from there

I like my sticks around 62%rh, so I let mine rest for about 3 months to be on the safe side before smoking.

[herman]

Eric nailed it here. It takes about 1 week to drop 1%rh. Most online vendors ship upwards of 72%-75%rh to compensate for transit time. A good way to tell is when you get a new delivery of sticks, put them in a ziploc bag with your calibrated hygro for about 4 hours. That will tell you what rh the sticks are at. Then, figure a week per 1%, and go from there

I like my sticks around 62%rh, so I let mine rest for about 3 months to be on the safe side before smoking.

This is a good idea.
I guess I'm less of a control freak, but from experience I give them 2 weeks. ROTT has been a gamble. A majority smoke all right, but I've had some that were over humidified.

That's pretty wild some take the RH down so low. I ventured into the low 60s but went back up around 68. I guess I have acquired it as the RH to lock in the true, original flavor and potency. Maybe I'm just paranoid of doing damage. Idk.