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If you decide to get some jars, opt for the wide mouth.

Less moist tobacco is not always a bad thing. I prefer mine a tad on the dryer side than most.

Those silver bags are made of Mylar and are good for storing tobacco, especially while they're still heat sealed at the top above the zipper. Transferring the tobacco to jars is probably best for long term storage.

One thing to watch out for with Mylar is try not to fold the bags, this can cause pinhole leaks and the layers in the Mylar to delaminate which will result in dried out tobacco.

I tend to jar everything, sooner or later. As long as those silver ziplocks remain airtight, you're good. As far as tins go, there's 3 major types that I'm aware of.

1. The old fashioned screw on tin. You know, the ones that you insert a coin or screwdriver or some such to release the vacuum and then unscrew it. Those will be ok for some time, as long as they remain sealed and airtight. The tobacco will dry out rapidly after that.
2. First type of plastic top tin also has a metal container, everything's good as long as the top isn't ajar. I find that I sometimes accidentally lift one side of it when moving it around in the cabinet, something to watch for.
3. Then there's the similar ones that will last long, but not permanent in my experience because the container is some form of waxed cardboard.

I say always smoke some of the tobacco before trying to rehydrate, you may not find any intervention necessary. Sometimes you'll want to, though. Case in point: I have some Star of the East Flake that the cap seems to keep going ajar, got too dry. I've tossed in a boveda and things got better.