DESKTOP HUMIDOR: Half Full or Half Empty

[Yigal]

If room was of no concern, would Cigars benefit from a loosely spaced humidor or fuller humidor?

 

[SCgarman]

The cigars won't benefit as much as the actual humidor will. And a full humidor, or at least 50% or more full provides more stability humidity-wise than a less than 50% full humidor. Also depends on whether we are talking a desktop style with passive humidification, or cabinet style with active humidification. Desktops are better fuller. Cabinets with active humidification don't really care how full they are. A Cigar Oasis unit or equivalent will keep a cabinet fully humidified even if empty.

[Yigal]

11 minutes ago, SCgarman said:

The cigars won't benefit as much as the actual humidor will. And a full humidor, or at least 50% or more full provides more stability humidity-wise than a less than 50% full humidor. Also depends on whether we are talking a desktop style with passive humidification, or cabinet style with active humidification. Desktops are better fuller. Cabinets with active humidification don't really care how full they are. A Cigar Oasis unit or equivalent will keep a cabinet fully humidified even if empty.

I edited the title to show "Desktop".

[SCgarman]

4 minutes ago, Yigal said:

I edited the title to show "Desktop".

A full deskop= more stabile humidity. Less than half full not ideal.

[HarveyBoulevard]

3 minutes ago, SCgarman said:

A full deskop= more stabile humidity. Less than half full not ideal.

Agreed. The more full the better. 

[RDB]

Unless you use a desktop to reduce humidity before smoking? Then I’d guess a bit of space and more air circulation would help.