Seems like there's folks in both camps. I'll have to see for myself.

I think I'll take one of my cheap flea market finds and smoke a strong English blend like Nightcap, let it rest the next day then smoke something milder like some Orlik Golden Sliced or something like that. Going from one extreme to the other like that should give me an idea of whether or not I should worry about it.

I'm mainly worried about English blends and Virginia/Vapers.

When I smoke aromatics (probably 15%-20% of the time) I will likely stick to cobs for those. I'm a cob lover anyway.