Tested a maduro. Fearing the burnt tire stank I was warned of. I was pleasantly surprised of the result. It was too wet but that's been kind of a common mistake I've made.
Honestly it was not a horrific as I expected. It also was not the glory of the Cao MX2 that made me love maduros. At any rate it will give some wrapper to practice with since my cap cutters came in and I still totally suck. Either way I'm damn determined.
Would letting the leaf age a little or air out help
This is how the dry box is looking now. I will start trying to go with real caps after I watch a few more videos tonight.
Also do they get a lot tighter as they dry? There are more than a few that I thought I were way too loose and now feel like they have tightened up a bit.