Storing tobacco in jars

[ECToboccoman]

Is it better to store tobacco for ageing ,tightly packed or loosely packed in a jar ?

 

[Matty]

Shredded or whole leaf?

 

[ECToboccoman]

Shredded or whole leaf?

Whole leaf

 

[chuditch]

Would the answer be different if was shredded instead of whole leaf?

 

[ArizonaDave]

The main thing is to have the humidity low for long storage. Too much humidity, and it'll morph into something funky, and not in a good way.

 

[Gavroche]

and propylène-glycol ?...

 

[Matty]

When I store shredded tobacco I compress it into the jar a lot more than whole leaf. Shredded seems to degrade faster in storage than whole leaf. For whole leaf I like a bit more space among the leaves so that any moisture can move around and equalize within the jar. That's my difference.