I'm a fan of a guillotine cut, with my goal to cut JUST the cap off and even the filler(generally cutting less than 1mm of the filler). I like V-cuts on torpedos but I normally just use my straight cutter because it's front and center instead of in the drawer. I've tried punching cigars but haven't done it often because my punch is huge(the free one from the Monte lounge) and it doesn't travel well.