Lots of discussion concerning this issue..If I were you I'd do a thread search and read up on what everyone has posted. Great info in this place, just have to find it.
It's actually not plastic - it's cellophane. It allows humidity to "breathe" with the cigar, so it doesn't hurt them. And it all boils down to personal preference. Either you want your cigars to be protected, or you don't.
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