Relighting

A faux pas among the cigar elite.
When you allow a smoke to go out the ash cools and hardens, the tobacco has begun to dry and the taste when restarting...well, just say it can be incredibly harsh.

Most, therefore do not relight smokes. They complete the cigar in one sitting or toss the remainder.

I am too cheap. When I pay $5 for a smoke I have difficulty throwing out half .

Step one - wait for it to go out completely.

Two - cut the ash head off entirely.

Three - light it.

I would not replace the smoke in your humidor. And I would not hold onto a half of a cigar more than a day or two.

The first puff may be a bit hard but within one or two puffs it will be, if it's a quality smoke the same as when you first lit it.

However your cool factor will be substantially diminished.