Pretty simple question, but begs a lot of complicated answers. Watch out, this one's gonna get frisky!

The premise is pretty simple; IN GENERAL, you lik'em fresh and smok'em as soon as you gett'em. One to six months rest, six months to a year of rest, 1-2 years rest, or >4 years? I thought these were pretty sturdy and generally accepted categories. I think it'll be really fun to see how the votes go. We'll no doubt get all the whys and why'fors in the thread.

Have fun with this!